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Fifth Circuit: Texas DNA Testing Motion Tolls Federal Habeas Limitations
by Matt Clarke
On November 14, 2007, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals ruled that a post-conviction DNA testing motion filed pursuant to Chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (C.C.P.) tolled the one-year limitations period for federal habeas corpus set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2).
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On November 14, 2007, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals ruled that a post-conviction DNA testing motion filed pursuant to Chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (C.C.P.) tolled the one-year limitations period for federal habeas corpus set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2).
Wilbert ...
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