Legal Opinion
Carlton Blount v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 27, 2017No. 15-5056PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Carlton Blount is a prisoner convicted of two murders who filed a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed the petition as time-barred, a decision that Blount now seeks to appeal. But the federal habeas statute restricts such appeals. Blount’s “appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals” unless he obtains a certificate of appealability (COA). 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1). To do so, Blount must make a sufficient initial showing to a judge or circuit justice. Id. § 2253(c)(l)-(2). Blount…
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