Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Cain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 2009No. 07-30728PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to our grant of a certificate of appealability (“COA”), prisoner Craig Wilson appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as untimely. Wilson contends that his conviction became final on the day that the Louisiana Supreme Court (“LSC”) denied his motion for rehearing, which would render his § 2254 petition timely. The district court dismissed Wilson’s § 2254 petition, finding that since LSC rules do not permit consideration of a motion for rehearing where the LSC has merely granted or denied a writ, the motion for rehearing did…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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