Legal Opinion

Maharaj v. Secretary for the Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 13, 2002No. 02-10257PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Krishna Maharaj, a Florida prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his federal habeas corpus petition, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Since Maharaj filed his petition after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), Pub.L. No 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), 28 U.S.C. § 2241, et seq., the provisions of that act apply. Because Maharaj’s resentencing had not occurred at the time he filed his habeas petition, his court judgment had not become final, and thus his federal ha-beas petition, which challenged all of his convictions and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Willie Clisby, Cross-Appellant v. Charlie Jones, Warden, Holman Unit, Alabama Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Ronald "Boo" ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. John T. Hepburn v. Michael W. Moore, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Wentzell v. NevenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  2. Gus L. Pope v. Glenn RichCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Walker v. CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. Dean LafromboiseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  5. Robert Earl Ray, Jr. v. Billy MitchemCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008

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