WALL v. KHOLI

No. 09-868.

131 S.Ct. 1278 (2011)

562 U.S. 545

Ashbel T. WALL, II, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Petitioner, v. Khalil KHOLI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron L. Weisman , Providence, RI, for petitioner.

Judith H. Mizner , Boston, MA, appointed by this Court, for respondent.

Patrick C. Lynch , Rhode Island Attorney General, Gerald Coyne , Deputy Attorney General, Stacey Pires Veroni , Chief Criminal Division, Aaron L. Weisman , Assistant Attorney General, Counsel of Record, Chief Criminal Appeals Unit, Christopher R. Bush , Special Assistant Attorney General, Rhode Island Department of Attorney General, Providence, Rhode Island for petitioner A.T Wall.

Judith H. Mizner , Counsel of Record, Federal Defender Office, Boston, MA, for respondent Khalil Kholi.


Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), "a properly filed application for State post-conviction or other collateral review with respect to the pertinent judgment or claim" tolls the 1-year limitation period for filing a federal habeas petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2). The question in this case is whether a motion to reduce sentence under Rhode Island law tolls the limitation period...

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