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CHRISTESON v. GRIFFITH

No. 16-2730.

860 F.3d 585 (2017)

Mark CHRISTESON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Cindy GRIFFITH, Respondent-Appellee. American Bar Association; Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center; National Associate for Public Defense; National Legal Aid and Defender Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Former Federal and State Judges, Amici on Behalf of Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 27, 2017.

Amended February 6, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Christeson, Pro Se.

Jennifer A. Merrigan , Philadelphia, PA, Joseph J. Perkovich , Phillips Black Project, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stephen David Hawke , Assistant Attorney General, Michael Joseph Spillane , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent-Respondent.

Paulette Brown , American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, Brendan B. Gants , Clifford M. Sloan , Skadden & Arps, Washington, DC, for Amicus on Behalf of Petitioner American Bar Association.

Amy Elizabeth Breihan , Mae C. Quinn , MacArthur Justice Center at St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, for Amici on Behalf of Petitioner Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, National Associate for Public Defense, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Janet Moore , University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, OH, for Amici on Behalf of Petitioner National Associate for Public Defense, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Tejinder Singh , Goldstein & Russell, Bethesda, MD, for Amicus on Behalf of Petitioner Former Federal and State Judges.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Mark Christeson appeals from an order of the district court2 denying his motion to reopen a final judgment dismissing his habeas corpus application as untimely. Christeson was convicted of three counts of capital murder in Missouri and sentenced to death. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentences...

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