Fifth Circuit Clarifies AEDPA Time Limit Tolling for Louisiana Prisoners Filing Federal Habeas Corpus by Dale Chappell

Fifth Circuit Settles In-Circuit Confusion, Holds Implicit Extension of Time to File State Appeal Tolls AEDPA Clock to File Federal Habeas Petition by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell T he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held on February 3, 2020, that when a Louisiana state court grants …

Fifth Circuit Reiterates Diligence Under AEDPA Requires Consideration of Actions Both Before and After Filing of Habeas Petition by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held on August 2, 2019, that the failure of a state court to notify a petitioner that …

Sixth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief When Juror Failed to Disclose History of Sexual Abuse in Sexual Assault Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a defendant convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct did not receive a fair trial because …

9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis by David Reutter by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a Nevada federal district court erred in its analysis under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) by deferring to a state court’s …

Pfister v. Wood, IL, Opinion, 2017 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 13‐3327 PAYSUN LONG, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. RANDY PFISTER, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 11‐CV‐1265 — Michael M. …