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Fifth Circuit· 10/21/1999

Ott v. Johnson

Citations

  • 192 F.3d 510
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 26770
  • 1999 WL 796160

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a state conviction becomes final upon expiration of the time period for seeking certiorari if a petition for writ of certiorari is not filed
  • holding that 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A) “takes into account the time for filing a certiorari petition in determining the finality of a conviction on direct review’
  • holding that a state conviction becomes final when the time for filing a petition for writ of certiorari expires or when the United States Supreme Court denies certiorari
  • holding 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A) “takes into account the time for filing a certiorari petition in determining the finality of a conviction on direct review....”
  • stating the period for filing for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court is considered in the finality determination under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A)
  • denying equitable tolling where prisoner did not file state habe-as claim until one day before the expiration of the one-year limitations period and therefore had only one day to file his petition after the state court judgment became final

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Judges: Politz, Davis, Stewart

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