Bob Jay Cole v. Warden, Georgia State Prison

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• holding that, in “rare and exceptional circumstances,” equitable tolling may be available to render an untimely petition timely
• ruling that the defendant “knew or should have known at the time of his plea the . . . rights he claims he discovered in prison from an inmate librarian”
• describing § 2255(f)(4) as the “analogous provision” to § 2244(d)(1)(D) for federal prisoners
• “The petitioner has the burden of establishing his entitlement to equitable tolling; his supporting allegations must be specific and not conclusory.”
• “The petitioner has the burden of establishing his entitlement to equitable tolling; his supporting allegations must be specific and not conclusory.”
• “The petitioner has the burden of establishing his entitlement to equitable tolling; his supporting allegations must be specific and not conclusory.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).