Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Arizona Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2007No. 06-16138PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court dismissed Steven Lloyd Bryant’s habeas petition as untimely under the one-year statute of limitations established by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). Bryant appeals, arguing that he is entitled to statutory and equitable tolling because the Arizona Department of Corrections (“ADOC”) did not make available to him case law interpreting § 2244(d). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Bryant pled guilty to first degree murder in 1988 and received a life sentence. His direct appeal was dismissed by the Arizona Supreme…
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