Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Secretary for the Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2004No. 02-12054, 02-12483 and 02-14224PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), clamped down on second and successive petitions filed by state prisoners seeking federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and those filed by federal prisoners seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(a)-(b), 2255 ¶ 8. Naturally, habeas petitioners and § 2255 movants have sought to circumvent the AEDPA’s restrictions on second round collateral attacks in federal courts. One of the most popular vehicles used in the attempted end-runs is a…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by128 opinions
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- Spitznas v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
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- Rozzelle v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
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