Legal Opinion
Molo v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2000No. 99-20118PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court dismissed Orin Lee Molo’s habeas petition as time-barred. Molo appeals that dismissal, offering a variety of arguments to invoke equitable tolling. Finding none of these adequate, we AFFIRM the dismissal of Molo’s habeas petition.
I
Molo was convicted of robbery by assault on October 2, 1968. His punishment was enhanced for a previous felony conviction, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He claims that he is actually innocent of the offense because he was insane at the time he committed it. He demanded money and food from people while waiting in a parking lot for his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fisher v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Swain v. PressleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Miller v. MarrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Horace Lee Dunlap v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Dennis Thurl Dowthitt v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Charles C. Delaney III v. James MatesanzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Fierro v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Lookingbill v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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