United States Sixth Circuit

In a criminal sexual conduct habeas matter, dismissal of a habeas petition as barred by the one-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d) is reversed where: 1) a timely motion for rehearing in a state supreme court on a post-conviction appeal tolls the time for a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d); and 2) cases pending when the Supreme Court overruled prior circuit precedent in Lawrence v. Florida, 127 S. Ct. 1079 (2007), are entitled to equitable tolling.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/16/2009
• Decided 09/03/2009
• Published 09/03/2009

Judges

• Before KEITH, COLE, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Stuart G. Friedman, Kirsch & Satawa, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant. Debra M. Gagliardi, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Stuart G. Friedman, Mark A. Satawa, Kirsch & Satawa, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant. Brian O. Neill, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.