Legal Opinion
Elmore J. Williams v. Burl Cain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 2000No. 99-30759PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENTHAL, District Judge:
Elmore-Williams was convicted of second degree murder in Louisiana state court in 1989. He received a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. His direct appeals concluded without success in 1991. He appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as time-barred.
I. BACKGROUND
Louisiana procedure requires a prisoner seeking post-conviction relief to make an initial application to the trial court. See La.Code CRIM. Proc. Ann. art. 930.6A. The law in effect during the relevant time required a prisoner to file an application for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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