Legal Opinion
Carey v. Saffold
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 2002No. 01-301PublishedCited by 1,061 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) requires a state prisoner seeking a federal habeas corpus remedy to file his federal petition within one year after his state conviction has become “final.” 28 U. S. C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). The statute adds, however, that the 1-year period does not include the time during which an *217application for state collateral review is “pending” in the state courts. § 2244(d)(2).
This case raises three questions related to the statutory word “pending”:(1) Does that word cover the time between a lower state court’s decision and the filing…
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