Legal Opinion
Petra E. Hernandez v. Carol Caldwell Mack Jarvis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2000No. 98-7640PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reverse and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge TRAXLER joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises a new question about calculating the limitations period for federal habeas corpus petitioners whose convictions became final before the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) was signed into law. Petra Hernandez petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that her inability to communicate effectively in English rendered her guilty plea and sentence on state drug charges…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- James C. Flanagan v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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- Anthony Ross v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Kenneth Bernard Rouse v. R.C. Lee, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Juanita Pope Reid v. Ronald J. Angelone, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- Donald Ray Patterson v. Terry L. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- D'Juan Bronaugh v. State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Francisco Moreno Sosa, A/K/A Franco HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
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