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AEDPA

Jan 10, 2012

Habeas Corpus — AEDPA

10-895 Gonzalez v. Thaler

Dec 12, 2011

Habeas Corpus – AEDPA — Confrontation Clause

11-74 Hardy v. Cross

Apr 6, 2011

ON APPEAL: Motion for sentence modification tolls AEDPA

The timeline for filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal court challenging a state conviction is governed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). Recently, the United States Supreme Court addressed whether a state inmate’s challenge to his sentence tolls the deadline.

Mar 7, 2011

09-868 Wall v. Kholi

Habeas Corpus AEDPA A motion to reduce a sentence under state law is an application for “collateral review” that triggers AEDPA’s tolling provision. The parties agree that the motion is not part of the direct review process, and both this Court and lower federal courts have described a motion to reduce sentence under old Federal […]

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