United States Ninth Circuit

A state Supreme Court decision, which clarifies the state's criminal law in a way potentially favorable to a plaintiff, does not trigger a new one-year statute of limitations for the filing of a habeas petition.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2005
• Decided 06/08/2005
• Published 06/08/2005

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before BEEZER, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald M. Horgan, Riordan & Horgan, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause and filed briefs for the petitioner;  Dennis P. Riordan was on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Juliet B. Haley, Attorney General's Office, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the respondent;  Bill Lockyer, Robert R. Anderson, Gerald A. Engler, and Peggy S. Ruffra were on the brief.