Legal Opinion
Clay v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 4, 2003No. 01-1500PublishedCited by 1,123 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
A motion by a federal prisoner for postconviction relief under 28 U. S. C. § 2255 is subject to a one-year time limitation that generally runs from “the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” §2255, ¶ 6(1). This case concerns the starting date for the one-year limitation. It presents a narrow but recurring question on which courts of appeals have divided: When a defendant in a federal prosecution takes an unsuccessful direct appeal from a judgment of conviction, but does not next petition for a writ of certiorari from this Court, does the judgment become “final” for…
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