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Jimenez v. Quarterman - UPDATED

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Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Texas case of Jimenez v. Quarterman.  The unanimous opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas is here.  The case was argued before the Court on November 4.At The BLT, Tony Mauro writes, "A Double Victory for Criminal Defendants," which references Jimenez and another case.The other decision, Jimenez v. Quarterman, is a Texas case authored by Justice Thomas for a unanimous Court. Thomas ruled that because Texas allows defendants to file untimely appeals of state convictions, the clock for the one-year deadline for filing a federal habeas appeal under Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act should not start ticking until after that out-of-time appeal is completed.In SCOTUS Blog's, "Court limits ?violent felony? definition," Lyle Denniston also mentions Jimenez...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).