Legal Opinion
Gary Lawrence v. State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 2005No. 04-15435PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
This is a death penalty case in which the Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) presents only one issue for our review: whether the one-year limitations period of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1), bars petitioner Gary Lawrence’s habeas petition. After reviewing the record, reading the parties’ briefs, and having the benefit of oral argument, we agree with the district court that Lawrence’s petition was untimely. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order.
BACKGROUND
In March 1995, a Florida jury convicted Lawrence of…
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