Michael Dwayne Brown v. Ronald Angelone, Jesse James Pritchard, Jr. v. Ronald Angelone, Director

Reversed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge NIEMEYER joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the timeliness of an initial petition for a federal writ of habeas corpus filed shortly after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. The district court concluded that the one-year limitation period mandated by that statute required dismissal of the petition, even though it would have been timely if filed the day prior to enactment of the new limitation period. We reverse.

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