United States Sixth Circuit

Because direct review ended when the time expired for filing a direct appeal of a conviction to the Ohio Supreme Court, rather than when the Ohio Supreme Court denied a motion for delayed appeal six years later, a habeas petition was time-barred.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/01/2002
• Decided 08/23/2002
• Published 08/23/2002

Judges

• Before SUHRHEINRICH, SILER, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth R. Spiert (argued and briefed), Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Theodore E. Kiser, Office of the Attorney General (argued), Karen E. Carter, Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section (briefed), Cincinnati, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.