United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's habeas petition was properly denied as untimely where the one-year statute of limitations established by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act began to run when Maghee's post-conviction relief action in state court was dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2005
• Published 06/08/2005

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, FAGG, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip B. Mears, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert P. Ewald, argued, Assistant Attorney General, Des Moines, IA (Thomas J. Miller, on the brief), for appellee.