Robinson v. Golder

Mr. Robinson pleaded guilty to burglary and assault in Colorado’s El Paso county district court. The state court sentenced him to twenty years in prison. Mr. Robinson sought state post-conviction relief, which was denied at all levels. He then filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition, which the district court dismissed as time-barred by § 2244(d)(1). This court granted a certificate of appealability on the district court’s dismissal and on the merits of Mr. Robinson’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The issue before us is whether Mr. Robinson’s state post-conviction proceedings, in…