Pabon v. Mahanoy

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

I. Overview

Angel Pabon appeals the District Court’s dismissal of his pro se petition for habeas corpus as untimely. He is serving consecutive life sentences for two related murder convictions in Pennsylvania state court. He concedes that his federal habeas petition was not timely under the one-year statute of limitations of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2254, but contends that equitable tolling should be granted. Specifically, Pabon maintains that his inability to speak, read, or write English, coupled…