PER CURIAM:
Petitioner Billy Leon Kearse, an inmate on Florida's death row, appeals the district court's dismissal of his federal habeas petition as untimely. We find that the district court applied the incorrect standard to evaluate the timeliness of his petition, resulting in the failure to consider compelling evidence that the petition was "properly filed" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2). Instead of applying the "clear and convincing" standard...
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