Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Ferguson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1999No. 97-8119PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Habeas Petitioner-Appellant Everett Phillips asks this Court to find unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause Wyoming’s five-year statute of limitations on filing a petition for post-conviction relief. Phillips also appeals the district court’s denial of his pro se motion for a continuance to file a surrebuttal. We grant Phillips’ application for a certificate of appealability on both issues; we grant Phillips’ Motion for Leave to Supplement Record on Appeal; and we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1987, Everrett Phillips was convicted and sentenced for…
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