Jimenez v. Quarterman

Jimenez v. Quarterman
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 4, 2008
Decided January 13, 2009
Full case nameJimenez v. Quarterman
Docket no.07-6984
Citations555 U.S. 113 (more)
129 S. Ct. 681; 172 L. Ed. 2d 475; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 579
Case history
PriorNo. 06-11240 (5th Cir. May 25, 2007); cert. granted, 552 U.S. 1256 (2008).
SubsequentOn remand, Jimenez v. Thaler, 367 F. App'x 489 (5th Cir. 2010).
Holding
A state conviction is not "final" for the purpose of filing a federal habeas petition when a state court grants an out-of-time appeal.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityThomas, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A), Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

Jimenez v. Quarterman, 555 U.S. 113 (2009), was a decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A),[1] the conviction of a state defendant is not "final" if a state court grants an "out-of-time" appeal and the defendant has not yet filed a federal habeas petition.[2]

  1. ^ 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A).
  2. ^ Jimenez v. Quarterman, 555 U.S. 113 (2009).