Parmley v. Norris

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Philip Eugene Parmley, an Arkansas inmate convicted of possession of methamphetamine, appeals the district court’s1 order dismissing his petition for habeas corpus relief as untimely. This case presents the issue of which appellate court in Arkansas is the “state court of last resort.” That determination controls when the statute of limitations commenced for Parmley’s habeas petition. We hold that *1068the Arkansas Court of Appeals is not a “state court of last resort,” and therefore the statute of limitations began running immediately after the Arkansas Court of Appeals…