United States Seventh Circuit

Because an appeal is not a new collateral attack, the one-year period for filing federal collateral attacks on state criminal judgments under 28 U.S.C. sec. 2244(d), is tolled upon the filing of the initial attack.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2002
• Published 02/01/2002

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• F. Neil MacDonald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Colleen M. Griffin, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.