Robert Daniel Gassler v. James Bruton, Warden

RICHAD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Robert D. Gassier Jr. appeals the District Court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the petition was untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). Mr. Gassier claims that the District Court erred in refusing to apply the doctrine of equitable tolling. We disagree and affirm.

I

The facts are undisputed. In 1992, Mr. Gassier was convicted of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in a Minnesota state court. He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of life in prison. A few months later, Mr. Gassier…