[1]- 1st Question Presented on Request and Application for COA
Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district
court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge 's finding that
Mr. Alfaro-Granados ' counsel was not ineffective for failing to propound a necessary and
meritorious challenge - based on Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) - to Mr. Alfaro-
Granados ' prosecution on Counts 2 & 4 for VICAR, where the RICO enterprise pre-dated Mr.
Alfaro-Granados ' 18th Birthday?

[2]. 2nd Question Presented on Request and Application for COA
Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district
court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge 's finding that
Mr. Alfaro-Granados ' counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a necessary and meritorious
objection - based on Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) - to the imposition of
unconstitutional Life sentences on Counts 2 & 4 for VICAR, where the RICO enterprise pre
dated Mr. Alfaro-Granados ' 18th Birthday?

[3]. 3rd Question Presented on Request and Application for COA
Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district
court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge 's finding that
Mr. Alfaro-Granados ' appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to appeal Mr. Alfaro-
Granados ' Life sentences as having been imposed in violation of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S.
460 (2012)?

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