Griffin v. McCaughtry

DECISION AND ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.

James Griffin Jr., currently incarcerated at the Waupun Correctional Institution, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on June 7, 1996. This court dismissed his petition on July 2, 1996, finding that Mr. Griffin fell within in the purview of Congress’ newly enacted requirement that a habeas corpus petitioner must file his petition within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction became final by the conclusion of direct review. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1).

I denied Mr. Griffin’s motion for reconsideration on July 25, 1996.…