While an inmate must first seek a Certificate of Appealability (COA,) how many tests should be passed?

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An inmate must pass two tests to obtain a Certificate of Appealability (COA): a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right" and that reasonable jurists could debate whether the petition should have been resolved in a different manner or that the issues presented were adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.

While an Inmate Must First Seek a Certificate of Appealability