ROYSTER v. MAHALLY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TELLY ROYSTER, : : Petitioner, : CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-2126 : v. : : LAWRENCE MAHALLY; THE : DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE : COUNTY OF PHILA.; and THE : ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE : OF PENNSYLVANIA, : : Respondents. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Smith, J. December 14, 2022 The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act provides for a one-year statute of limitations for the filing of habeas petitions. Generally, this limitations period runs from the date the habeas petitioner’s judgment of sentence becomes final; however, AEDPA…