Johnson v. U.S., No. 03-9685 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 295; 125 S.Ct. 1571) (April 4, 2005) (Justice Souter)
Here, by a 5-4 vote, the Court held that the one-year statute of limitations under ยง 2255 begins to run when a petitioner receives notice of the order vacating the prior conviction, provided that he has sought it with due diligence in state court.
In this case, the Supreme Court ...
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