Egerton v. Cockrell.

• Position: Habeas corpus petition - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

AEDPA -- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

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Egerton v. Cockrell, 334 F.3d 433 (5th Cir. 2003). A prisoner convicted of aggravated robbery petitioned for federal habeas relief. The district court dismissed the petition as time-barred under the provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). The prisoner appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded. The court held that the prison's failure to provide a...