United States First Circuit

The running of the 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(1) limitations period will not be equitably tolled, as a mistake by counsel in reading the statute or computing the time limit is a routine error. The limitations period is not unconstitutional.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2003
• Published 02/05/2003

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Sheketoff for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cathryn A. Neaves, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief for respondent.