Legal Opinion
Sample v. Hutchins
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 30, 2012No. Civ. No. 11-324-SLRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Currently before the court is Stephon Sample’s (“petitioner”) application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 1) For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss petitioner’s § 2254 application as time-barred by the one-year period of limitations prescribed In 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1).
*505II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 3, 2005, petitioner pled guilty to trafficking in cocaine. Although he was sentenced on that same day, the Superior Court re-sentenced petitioner on March 24, 2005 to…
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