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BRINSON v. VAUGHN

Nos. 02-4466, 02-4479.

398 F.3d 225 (2005)

Curtis BRINSON, Appellant v. Donald VAUGHN; The District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

February 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman (Argued), Philadelphia, for Appellant.

Robert M. Falin (Argued), Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, ALITO, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a District Court order denying Curtis Brinson's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Brinson was convicted in state court in Pennsylvania on one count of murder in the first degree and a lesser offense and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. The District Court held — and we agree — that his federal habeas petition was timely because it was proper to apply the doctrine of...

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