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SEXTON v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 19-3370.

968 F.3d 607 (2020)

Jason S. SEXTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lyneal WAINWRIGHT, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 4, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Jay R. Carson , Aaron A. Hessler , WEGMAN HESSLER, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Jerri Fosnaught , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, BOGGS, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Petitioner Jason Sexton is an Ohio prisoner who wishes to pursue a habeas corpus petition. The district court dismissed his petition as untimely, but he says that was error. We agree, vacate the judgment, and remand the case.

I.

In 1997, Sexton pleaded guilty to aggravated murder...

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