NELSON v. NORRIS

No. 08-2755.

618 F.3d 886 (2010)

Stanley Isaac NELSON, Appellant, v. Larry NORRIS, Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Lambert , argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Rachel Marie Hurst , AAG, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before SMITH and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and WEBBER, District Judge.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Stanley Nelson, an Arkansas inmate convicted of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment, appeals the district court's2 order dismissing his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as untimely. We granted Nelson's application for certificate of appealability to determine the following questions:

1. Whether Nelson's application for a writ of habeas...

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