Legal Opinion
Starns v. Andrews
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2008No. 06-30068PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellant James Starns (“Starns”), proceeding pro se, challenges the decision of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus as not timely filed. For the following reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This'habeas petition arises from Starns’s conviction of manslaughter for the death of Emmilee Feierabend (“Feierabend”). On March 14, 1996, Starns met Feierabend at a bar. The next day, Starns and Feiera-bend shared several drinks at the bar. Seeing that Starns was too drunk to drive, Feierabend offered to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Coleman v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by70 opinions
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