Legal Opinion
Cousin v. Lensing
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2002No. 02-30184PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Shareef Cousin appeals the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending that the district court erred in determining his petition was time-barred. Finding no error, we affirm.
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In September 1995, Cousin pleaded guilty of four counts of armed robbery. In January 1996, he was convicted of an offense unrelated to the armed robbery charges, the murder of Alfred Gerardi. During the penalty phase of the murder trial, the state presented evidence concerning, among other matters, Cousin’s convictions of armed robbery. Cousin was…
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