United States Sixth Circuit

An unappealed federal criminal judgment becomes final ten days after it is entered, for purposes of the 28 U.S.C. section 2255 one-year statute of limitations, at least where there has been no district court extension of appeal time for good cause or excusable neglect.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/09/2003
• Decided 02/09/2004
• Published 02/09/2004

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS and COOK, Circuit Judges;  COHN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert C. Brooks (argued and briefed), Memphis, TN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy R. DiScenza (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, TN, for Appellee.