Artuz v. Bennett
2000 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Artuz v. Bennett, 531 U.S. 4 (2000), was a unanimously-decided United States Supreme Court case. The case concerned whether a habeas corpus petition tolled for time under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 when certain state claims are still pending. The Court held that the petition did not toll.
Quick Facts Artuz v. Bennett, Argued October 10, 2000 Decided November 7, 2000 ...
Artuz v. Bennett | |
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Argued October 10, 2000 Decided November 7, 2000 | |
Full case name | Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Tony Bruce Bennett |
Citations | 531 U.S. 4 (more) 121 S. Ct. 361; 148 L. Ed. 2d 213; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 7437 |
Case history | |
Prior | On Writ of Certiorari to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals |
Subsequent | Remanded to the District Court |
Holding | |
An application for state postconviction relief containing procedurally barred claims is filed within the meaning of the AEDPA. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
AEDPA (1996) |
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