Legal Opinion
Kenneth M. Flanders v. L.W. Graves, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 3, 2002No. 01-3413SIPublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Flanders appeals the District Court’s 1 dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus as time-barred by the one-year statute of limitations contained in the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). Mr. Flanders contends that because he is “actually .innocent,” the one-year statute of limitations should be equitably tolled. We disagree and affirm the decision of the District Court.
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The petitioner was charged with kidnap-ing, sexual abuse, and robbery for his involvement in an abduction and attempted rape that…
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