Legal Opinion
Evans v. Chavis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 10, 2006No. 04-721PublishedCited by 346 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA or Act) requires a state prisoner whose conviction has become final to seek federal habeas corpus relief within one year. 28 U. S. C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). The Act tolls this 1-year limitations period for the “time during which a properly filed application for State post-conviction or other collateral review ... is pending.” § 2244(d)(2). The time that an application for state postconviction review is “pending” includes the period between (1) a lower court’s adverse determination, and (2) the prisoner’s filing of a notice of appeal,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carey v. SaffoldSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Joseph Scott Hunter, A/K/A Raymond C. Dirker v. Bernie Aispuro, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Rene Joseph Delhomme v. Ana M. Ramirez, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Tony Eugene Saffold v. Thomas L. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by346 opinions
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- Porter v. OllisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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