Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1999No. 98-50566PublishedCited by 521 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Thomas James Fisher appeals the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition as time-barred, contending that the district court abused its discretion by refusing equitably to toll the limitation period. Finding no error, we affirm.
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Fisher was convicted of murder and sentenced to serve thirty years in prison. His conviction was affirmed by the Texas Court of Appeals and, on petition for discretionary review, by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He filed a state habeas application, and the trial court recommended denial without a hearing. The Texas Court of…
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