FELDER v. JOHNSON

No. 98-21050.

204 F.3d 168 (2000)

Leslie Parnell FELDER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent—Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Parnell Felder, Huntsville, TX, pro se.

Edwin Sullivan, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and REYNALDO G. GARZA and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


KING, Chief Judge:

Petitioner Leslie Parnell Felder appeals from the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, arguing that the court erred in concluding his petition was time-barred. He argues that his circumstances warrant equitable tolling. Those circumstances include (1) his incarceration before AEDPA's effective date; (2) his litigating pro se; (3) his claiming that he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted; and (4) his alleged...

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