Douglas W. Thompson v. J. Booker , 52 F. App'x 317 ( 2002 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 02-3199
    ___________
    Douglas Thompson,                   *
    *
    Appellant,              *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                            * District Court for the Eastern
    * District of Missouri.
    J. Booker, Warden, USP Leavenworth, *
    *      [UNPUBLISHED]
    Appellee.               *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 2, 2002
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    ___________
    Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Douglas Thompson appeals the district court's1 dismissal, as time-barred, of his
    
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
     habeas corpus petition challenging one of his state court
    1
    The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern
    District of Missouri.
    convictions for murder2 and the court's refusal to grant a certificate of appealability.3
    For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
    "The one-year statute of limitations in § 2244(d)(1) took effect on April 24,
    1996. [His] conviction was then final under state law. Therefore, he had one
    year–until April 24, 1997–to file a federal habeas petition, unless the one-year
    limitation in § 2244(d)(1) was tolled." Gray v. Gammon, 
    283 F.3d 917
    , 918 (8th Cir.
    2002). Thompson's state conviction was final in 1983. See Thompson v. Mo. Bd. of
    Prob. and Parole, 
    39 F.3d 186
    , 188 (8th Cir. 1994). Since he filed his current petition
    on June 7, 1999, and he has not met the requirements for tolling, his current
    application for writ of habeas corpus is time-barred by section 2244(d)(1).
    Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the district court.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
    2
    For a discussion of Thompson's criminal history, see Thompson v. Missouri
    Board of Probation and Parole, 
    39 F.3d 186
    , 187-89 (8th Cir. 1994).
    3
    The issues Thompson raised in his application for a certificate of appealability
    are not the same as the issues he raised in his original petition for writ of habeas
    corpus; therefore, the denial of his application was appropriate. Abdullah v. United
    States, 
    240 F.3d 683
    , 685 (8th Cir. 2001) ("Generally, a habeas claim cannot be raised
    by a petitioner for the first time on appeal."), cert. denied, 
    534 U.S. 923
     (2001).
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Document Info

Docket Number: 02-3199

Citation Numbers: 52 F. App'x 317

Judges: Arnold, Beam, Riley

Filed Date: 12/11/2002

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024