Legal Opinion
Felder v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2000No. 98-21050PublishedCited by 345 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Petitioner Leslie Parnell Felder appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, arguing that the court erred in concluding his petition was time-barred. He argues that his circumstances warrant equitable tolling. Those circumstances include (1) his incarceration before AEDPA’s effective date; (2) his litigating pro se; (3) his claiming that he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted; and (4) his alleged unawareness of AEDPA’s requirements (as judicially interpreted) due to inadequacies of his prison’s library, which he claims made…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Fisher v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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- Davis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Miller v. MarrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- James C. Flanagan v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by345 opinions
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- United States v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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