Legal Opinion
Bunting v. Phelps
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 3, 2009No. Civil Action 08-839-SLRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Currently before the court is Shawn Bunting’s (“petitioner”) application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 2) For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss petitioner’s § 2254 application as time-barred by the one-year period of limitations prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1).
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 2004, petitioner was indicted on charges of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, use of a vehicle for keeping controlled substances, use of a dwelling for keeping…
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