Does the fact that a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offence in a federal criminal case affect his ability to apply for a habeas petition?
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The following excerpt is from Humes v. Sacramento Cnty., No. 2:18-cv-428-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
512 U.S. at 486-87 (footnote omitted) (emphasis added). Nor does it matter - as plaintiff seems to imply - that he has missed his temporal window to challenge his felony conviction by way of a habeas petition. See Cunningham v. Gates, 312 F.3d 1148, 1153 n.3 (9th Cir. 2002).
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