BRACEY v. SUPERINTENDENT ROCKVIEW SCI

No. 17-1064.

986 F.3d 274 (2021)

William BRACEY, Appellant, v. SUPERINTENDENT ROCKVIEW SCI; Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania; District Attorney of Dauphin County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: January 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Fine , Travis N. Gery , [ARGUED], K&L Gates, 17 North Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Appellant.

Ryan H. Lysaght , [ARGUED], Dauphin County Office of District Attorney, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Appellee District Attorney of Dauphin County.

Before: KRAUSE, PHIPPS, Circuit Judges, and BEETLESTONE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) strictly regulates a defendant's ability to collaterally attack his final judgment of conviction, including by requiring that he exercise "due diligence" along the way. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(b)(2)(B)(i), 2244(d)(1)(D)...

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