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DODD v. UNITED STATES

No. 04-5286.

545 U.S. 353 (2005)

DODD v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice L. Bergmann argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Wray, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.*

O'CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and SCALIA, KENNEDY, and THOMAS, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined as to Part II, except for n. 4, p. 360. GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BREYER, J., joined, p. 371.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

Title 28 U. S. C. § 2255 establishes a "1-year period of limitation" within which a federal prisoner may file a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under that section. That period runs from "the latest" of a number of events, which are enumerated in subparagraphs (1) through (4) of ¶ 6 of that section. This case involves subparagraph (3), which provides that the limitation period begins...

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