Gonzalez v. Thaler

Case Term	OT 2011
Category	Criminal Law
Question Presented	Whether the court of appeals was permitted to consider the prisoner’s appeal in this federal habeas case, and when does the one-year statute of limitations for federal habeas claims start running?
Lower Court's Decision	No, and a state conviction for a petitioner who does not appeal to the state court of last resort becomes final “when the time for seeking further direct review in the state court expires
Research for TWEN users by Westlaw	Oral Argument Transcript Merit Briefs: Brief for Petitioner Brief for Respondent Reply Brief for Petitioner Certiorari-Stage Documents: Opinion below Petitioner for Certiorari Brief in Opposition