· 10/17/1988
Matthew Lanier Beverly v. Warden Mr. Charlie Jones and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama
Citations
- 854 F.2d 412
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- holding that habeas petitioner’s statute-of-limitations argument was “beyond [the court’s] consideration” because “a state’s interpretation of its own laws provides no basis for federal habeas relief since no question of a constitutional nature is involved”
- finding a habeas challenge based on a state statute of limitations “beyond our consideration”
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Judges: Hatchett, Cox, Gibson
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