Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Phelps
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 7, 2009No. Civil Action 08-447-GMS, 08-532-GMSPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SLEET, Chief Judge.
Pending before the court is an application 1 for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 filed by petitioner Jimmie Lewis (“Lewis”). (D.I. 2.) For the reasons discussed, the court will deny the petition as time-barred by the one-year limitations period prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 2244.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In October 2003, a Delaware Superior Court jury convicted Lewis of carjacking, felony theft, and resisting arrest. The Superior Court sentenced Lewis to eight years of imprisonment, suspended after six years for decreasing levels…
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