U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 24, 2016
Appellate court considers whether to revive habeas appeal filed a day late
The 9th Circuit weighed Tuesday whether to overturn a three-judge panel opinion which held that, even in post-conviction death penalty cases, a lawyer missing a deadline to appeal does not create "extraordinary circumstances" that merit overriding strict appellate timelines.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO — An Arizona death row inmate challenging his conviction could see his case turned away by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because his lawyer filed his appeal one day late due to a calendaring error.
On Tuesday, an en banc panel of the court weighed whether to overturn a unanimous three-judge panel opinion which held that, even in post-conviction death penalty cases, a...
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