United States Eighth Circuit

District court did not err in finding plaintiff-prisoner's habeas action untimely under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act where misunderstanding the procedures for complying with the relevant state post-conviction law is not an extraordinary circumstance justifying equitable tolling.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2004
• Published 11/15/2004

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, LAY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar F. Greene, Appointed Federal Public Defender, Little Rock, AR, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Teena L. Watkins, Asst. Attorney General, Little Rock, AR, argued, for appellee.