United States Third Circuit

Equitable tolling will not apply to the statute of limitations for a 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(1) habeas petition, where a prisoner relies on the erroneous advice of counsel as to when his petition is due.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2002
• Published 12/30/2002

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, FUENTES, Circuit Judges and FULLAM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Annette Verdesco, Pope, Bergrin & Verdesco, Newark, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Williams, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Trenton, NJ, for Appellees.