SENA v. KENNEWAY

No. 20-1471.

997 F.3d 378 (2021)

Dennis SENA, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Steven KENNEWAY, Superintendent, MCI-Shirley, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Prevett , Cambridge, MA, with whom Jonathan Scott Lauer was on brief, for appellant.

Gabriel Thornton , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Maura Healey , Attorney General of Massachusetts, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Selya, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Federal habeas review for state prisoners is subject to a one-year limitations period, which generally runs either from the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time allotted for seeking direct review. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). The Supreme Court has recognized, though, that this...

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