United States Eleventh Circuit

Denial of habeas petition challenging capital murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims that: 1) the court should consider the merits of the petition claiming actual innocence; 2) petitioner is entitled to discovery and a hearing to further develop his actual innocence claim; 3) statutory tolling should be applied to limitations governing petitioner's claims; and 4) equitable tolling should be applied to limitations governing petitioner's claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2006
• Published 06/21/2006

Judges

• BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suhana S. Han, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, Theresa Marie Trzaskoma, Brune & Richard, LLP, New York City, for Arthur., J. Clayton Crenshaw, Montgomery, AL, for Allen.