Legal Opinion
Michael Bell v. Florida Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2012No. 09-10782UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Michael Bell is on Florida’s death row after being convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. He appeals the district court’s dismissal of his federal habeas petition on timeliness grounds. 1 On March 19, 2009, the district court issued a Certificate of Appealability (COA) on each of the following grounds: (1) whether Bell is entitled to tolling of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) one-year statute of limitations because of late appointment of collateral counsel; (2) whether Bell’s motion to correct an illegal sentence entitles him to additional tolled…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lawrence v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Ned Hughes v. Charles LottCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- San Martin v. McNeilCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Harper v. ErcoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- Cleveland Knight v. Derrick SchofieldCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bell v. BondiSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
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- Daniel Lugo v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Daniel Lugo v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Daniel Lugo v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
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