United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel did not constitute a post-conviction petition under Iowa law, and did not toll the federal one-year statute of limitations for filing a habeas petition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/16/2002
• Published 12/16/2002

Judges

• FAGG, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas J. Clarke, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary Tabor, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.