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Fifth Circuit· 1/24/2003

Roberts v. Cockrell

Citations

  • 319 F.3d 690
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 1116
  • 2003 WL 164599

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 conviction is final when the defendant does not timely proceed to the next available step in the state appeal process
  • holding that a conviction is final when the defendant does not timely proceed to the next available step in the state appeal process
  • holding that state prisoner’s conviction was final when the time for filing a petition for discretionary review expired
  • holding that a conviction is final when the defendant does not timely proceed to the next available step in the state appeal process
  • holding that, when the petitioner has halted the review process, “the conviction becomes final when the time for seeking further direct review in the state court expires.”
  • holding that, when the petitioner has halted the review process, “the conviction becomes final when the time for seeking further direct review in the state court expires.”

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Judges: Jolly, Higginbotham, Magill

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