SMITH v. WALLS

Nos. 01-1888, 01-1889.

276 F.3d 340 (2002)

Clayborn SMITH, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jonathan R. WALLS, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayborn L. Smith, Jr. (submitted), Menard, IL, Pro se.

Kristen L. Hopkins, Office of the Atty. Gen., Crim. App. Div., Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 11, 2002.

PER CURIAM.

Clayborn Smith, an Illinois state prisoner serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed his petition, finding that it was barred by the one-year statute of limitations under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). The district court, however, granted Smith...

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