The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal judges, on their own initiative, can correct a state's error in math and dismiss an inmate's appeal that misses a filing deadline. By a 5-4 vote, justices dealt a defeat to Florida inmate Patrick Day, who missed the deadline for seeking federal court review of his state second-degree murder conviction by three weeks. The decision marked the first time the Court's newest member, Justice Samuel Alito, joined in a ruling since he came on the bench in late January.
April 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The Supreme Court, breaking into unusual alliances, ruled Tuesday that federal judges, on their own initiative, can correct a state’s error in math and dismiss an inmate’s appeal that misses a filing deadline.
By a 5-4 vote, justices dealt a defeat to Florida inmate Patrick Day, who missed the deadline for seeking federal court review of his state second-degree murder conviction by three weeks.
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