Legal Opinion
Willie Freeman v. James H. Page, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 2000No. 99-2825PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Statutes of limitations for collateral relief in federal court are part of the Antiter-rorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. A one-year period for most state prisoners begins on “the date on which the judgment became final by the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for seeking such review”. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). For Willie Freeman, that means either October 6, 1994, when the Supreme Court of Illinois denied his petition for leave to appeal, or January 4,1995, ninety days later (and the last day on which he could have filed a petition…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by139 opinions
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- Gibson v. KlingerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- David Palmer v. Howard Carlton, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Shawn Owens v. William E. Boyd, Warden, Western Illinois Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Fahy v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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