Legal Opinion
Runyan v. Burt
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2008No. 07-2387PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Michael Ron Runyan (Runyan) appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application for a writ of habeas corpus. Runyan contends the district court incorrectly determined (1) Runyan’s application was untimely, and (2) Runyan was not entitled to equitable tolling. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 2,1997, Runyan was convicted of first degree murder in the Story County (Iowa) District Court. Runyan appealed, and the Iowa Supreme Court ultimately denied Runyan’s application for further direct review on July 30, 1999.
Runyan mailed an application for Iowa…
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