United States Seventh Circuit

Finality attaches to a judgment of conviction for purposes of the one-year limitations period of 28 U.S.C. section 2255 when the Supreme Court affirms on the merits on direct review or denies certiorari, or the time for filing a certiorari petition expires.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2005
• Decided 07/29/2005
• Published 07/29/2005

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Brian E. Cothroll (argued), Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory M. Gilmore (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.