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CLAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 01-1500.

537 U.S. 522 (2003)

CLAY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Goldstein, by appointment of the Court, 537 U.S. 808, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Amy Howe.

Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General Chertoff, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.

David W. DeBruin, by invitation of the Court, 536 U.S. 974, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. With him on the brief was Elaine J. Goldenberg.

GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

JUSTICE GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

A motion by a federal prisoner for postconviction relief under 28 U. S. C. § 2255 is subject to a one-year time limitation that generally runs from "the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final." § 2255, ¶ 6(1). This case concerns the starting date for the one-year limitation. It presents a narrow but recurring question on which courts of appeals have divided: When a defendant in a federal...

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