MARTIN v. FAYRAM

No. 15-3523.

849 F.3d 691 (2017)

Christopher Jay MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John FAYRAM, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Alfredo G. Parrish , of Des Moines, IA. of Des Moines, IA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Alfredo G. Parrish , of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Benjamin Milton Parrott , AAG, of Des Moines, IA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Benjamin Milton Parrott , AAG, of Des Moines, IA.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Christopher Martin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his Iowa conviction for first degree murder. The district court1 dismissed the appeal as untimely under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act's (AEDPA) one year statute of limitations...

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