Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Blaine
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 16, 2003No. 01-2455PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Marvon Merritt appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing his peti*159tion for habeas corpus as time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). Merritt v. Blaine, No. 00-2388 (E.D.Pa. May 29, 2001). Merritt argues that the District Court erred by not tolling the statute of limitations for his federal habeas corpus petition during the period of time he was pursuing post-conviction relief in state court under the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. §§ 9541-9546 (1998) (PCRA).…
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