Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafat Asrar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1997No. 96-56805PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On November 20,1996, Rafat Asrar timely filed a notice of appeal from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Asrar did not request, nor has he received, a certificate of appealability from either the district court or this court.
Section 102 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“the AED-PA”), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, requires that “a circuit justice or judge” issue a certificate of appealability for an appeal to be taken from the final order in a 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 or 2255 proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1). 1
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- Charles Edward Hunter v. United States of America, Henry C. Bailey v. John E. Nagle, Warden, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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- United States v. Jesus Alfredo Orozco, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
3Cited by287 opinions
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- United States v. Mitchell, Dennis L.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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