Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The petition of the day is: 

Title: Griffith v. Rednour
Docket: 10-980
Issue(s): (1) Whether, for purposes of the statute of limitations of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), a state supreme court can render a state petition for leave to appeal "timely" by granting a retroactive fourteen-day extension of time pursuant to established state court rules and decisions; and (2) AEDPA?s one-year statute of limitations should be enforced against a state prisoner who presents a credible claim of actual innocence.

Certiorari stage documents:

• Opinion below (7th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari
• Petitioner's supplemental brief
• Amicus brief of the Roderick MacArthur Justice Center, et al.
• Amicus brief of Academics and Former State and Federal Judges
• Amicus brief of the Innocence Network

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on March 10, 2011 (boomark / email).