Legal Opinion
Keith Clark v. Larry Cartledge
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2016No. 15-6248PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jurisdiction affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge HARRIS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a dissenting opinion.
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure conditions federal appellate jurisdiction on the filing of a timely notice of appeal. In this case, we hold that a document filed by a pro se litigant as an extension of time to request a certificate of appealability qualifies as the notice of appeal required by Rule 3.
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In 2006, Keith Alan Clark, after a jury trial in South Carolina, was found guilty of kidnapping and…
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