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STARNS v. ANDREWS

No. 06-30068.

524 F.3d 612 (2008)

James STARNS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. O. Kent ANDREWS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Starns, Jackson, MS, pro se.

Dale R. Lee, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, LA, for Andrews.

Before SMITH and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and YEAKEL, District Judge.

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant James Starns ("Starns"), proceeding pro se, challenges the decision of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus as not timely filed. For the following reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This habeas petition arises from Starns's conviction of manslaughter for the death of Emmilee Feierabend ("Feierabend"). On March 14, 1996, Starns met Feierabend...

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