Wood v. Milyard
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| Case Term | OT 2011 |
| Category | Other Cases |
| Question Presented | (1) Whether an appellate court has the authority to raise sua sponte a 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) statute of limitations defense; and (2) whether the state’s declaration before the district court that it “will not challenge, but [is] not conceding, the timeliness of Wood’s habeas petition,” amounts to a deliberate waiver of any statute of limitations defense the state may have had. |
| Lower Court's Decision | 1) Yes; and 2) No |
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Outcome - Reverse
This case was decided on 24 April, 2012.
