Jamal Hancock v. Lorie Davis, Director

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jamal Hancock was convicted of murder. The district court dismissed his petition for federal habeas corpus relief as untimely. Because Hancock has not presented new evidence of actual innocence under Moore v. Quarterman , 534 F.3d 454 (5th Cir. 2008), he has not made the showing necessary for this court to consider his claims despite the expired limitations period. Therefore, we affirm.

I

In 2002, a Texas jury convicted Hancock of murder, and he was sentenced to ninety-nine years' imprisonment. On direct appeal, in 2004, the state court of appeals affirmed, and…