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BUTLER v. CAIN

No. 05-30689.

533 F.3d 314 (2008)

Charles T. BUTLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Butler, Angola, LA, pro se.

James E. Paxton, St. Joseph, LA, for Cain.

Before DAVIS and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, District Judge.

SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Charles Butler appeals the dismissal of his federal habeas petition, which was found to be untimely. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Butler is a Louisiana state prisoner. On May 23, 1997, he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. See State v. Butler, 714 So.2d 877, 882 (La.Ct.App.1998). His conviction...

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