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WILLIAMS v. CAIN

No. 99-30759.

217 F.3d 303 (2000)

Elmore J. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Burl CAIN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmore J. Williams, Angola, LA, pro se.

Valentin Michael Solino, New Orleans, LA, for Cain.

Before WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.

ROSENTHAL, District Judge:

Elmore Williams was convicted of second degree murder in Louisiana state court in 1989. He received a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. His direct appeals concluded without success in 1991. He appeals from the district court's dismissal of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as time-barred.

I. BACKGROUND

Louisiana procedure requires a prisoner seeking post...

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