Legal Opinion
Anthony L. Estes v. Bruce Chapman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2004No. 03-11550PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns whether a state-court motion to vacate an allegedly void sentence was “properly filed” such that it tolled the limitations period for filing federal habeas petitions set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1).
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Estes was convicted in Georgia state court of Mdnapping and other offenses. He had previously been convicted of rape. Because the kidnapping conviction was Estes’ second “serious violent felony,” as defined in O.C.G.A. § 17-10-6.1, 1 the court was required to sentence him to life imprisonment without parole, O.C.G.A.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Artuz v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Crumbley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Drew v. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Alonzo Hurth v. Billy MitchemCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Thompson v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Kuenzel v. AllenDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2009
- Roger C. Day v. Bruce ChatmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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