Loftis v. Harvanek

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

On September 14, 2015, Petitioner Em-bry Loftis received a certifícate of appeala-bility to appeal the district court’s dismissal of his § 2254 habeas petition as time-barred. We now consider the merits of Petitioner’s argument that he is entitled to equitable tolling of the statute of limitations under the unique circumstances of this case.

Petitioner was convicted in an Oklahoma state court on charges of drug possession after former conviction of two or more felonies'. On direct appeal, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction and lowered his…