Legal Opinion
Jerome Davis v. Bob Humphreys
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 2014No. 13-1326PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, Yossarian wants to stop serving as a bombardier during World War II. Insanity is a reason for being grounded, and Yossarian tries to convince Doc Daneeka that he is insane— but to ask proves sanity, because an insane person would want to fly more missions. Catch-22. Jerome Davis, who is in prison following a guilty plea, wants federal collateral relief but did not seek it until the year allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) had expired. Equitable tolling can allow a belated application. Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. 631, 130 S.Ct. 2549, 177…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Holland v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Lozano v. Montoya AlvarezSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
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