Legal Opinion
Anthony Ross v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 1998No. 97-2789PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Effective April 24, 1996, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA” or the “Act”), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, introduced for the first time a statute of limitations with respect to the filing of petitions for writs of habeas corpus and motions to vacate federal sentences. The AEDPA limitations period is, with certain variations, one year from the date on which the petitioner’s conviction became final. The question we address today, in this and several similar cases, see, e.g., Joseph v. McGinnis, 150 F.3d 103 (2d Cir. 1998) (per curiam);…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School LandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by220 opinions
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- Alixcair Valverde v. James Stinson, Superintendent, Great Meadow Corr. Fac.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Tworivers v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Michael Kapral v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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