Legal Opinion
Willie Grant v. Gary Swarthout
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 2017No. 13-55584PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a prisoner’s right to equitable tolling for the period during which he was prevented from completing his federal petition for habeas corpus by an “extraordinary circumstance.” If equitable tolling applies, his habeas petition is timely. If it doesn’t, he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
FACTS
Willie Ulysess Grant was found guilty of committing first-degree murder, including an enhancement for personally using a firearm in the commission of the crime, on December 14, 2006. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of twenty-five…
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