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CATCHINGS v. FISHER

No. 13-60823.

815 F.3d 207 (2016)

Cedric CATCHINGS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Marshall L. FISHER, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 3, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cedric Catchings, Holly Springs, MS, Pro Se.

Frances Patterson Croft , Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, MS, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CLEMENT and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, and GARCIA MARMOLEJO, District Judge.

This appeal presents a single issue: Whether Cedric Catchings's habeas petition was timely filed. Because it was filed more than twelve months after his conviction became final on direct review, we conclude that it was untimely.

I.

A Mississippi state court convicted Catchings of capital murder...

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