Henry Towns v. United States

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• using date petition was signed “under penalty of perjury” as the operative date for the mailbox rule
• applying Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 270–72 (1988) prison mailbox rule in filing, the Government properly raises a statute of limitations defense. McSwain v. Davis, 287 F. App’x 450, 456 (6th Cir. 2008
• applying Houston’s “prison mailbox rule” to § 2255 motion
• extending the rule in Houston to § 2255 motions

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