Legal Opinion
United States v. Shane Cowley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 29, 2016No. 15-6067PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DILLON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge SHEDD joined.
DILLON, District Judge:
Shane Cowley was convicted by a jury in August 2000 of various crimes stemming from the attempted robbery and murder of Jeff Stone. On June 6, 2014, almost five years outside the window to file a timely motion, Cowley filed a motion seeking post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to the Innocence Protection Act (IPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3600-3600A. The district court concluded that the motion was untimely and refused to grant a certificate of ap-pealability (COA).…
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