McBride v. Berry
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear McBride’s case, leaving the lower court’s dismissal for filing too late in place; it did not decide whether either claimed exception applied.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- The Supreme Court denied review of McBride’s case, leaving in place the lower court’s dismissal of his federal habeas petition as filed too late.
- Who it affects
- The lower court’s dismissal remains in place, and McBride did not receive Supreme Court review of his equitable-tolling and actual-innocence claims.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition argued that equitable tolling or a claim of actual innocence should allow him to proceed despite the one-year filing deadline.
McBride’s filing raised the one-year deadline and two ways he argued it should not block him: equitable tolling and actual innocence.
Question presented
1. Whether the District Court erred in dismissing Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as untimely filed? 2. Whether the Petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling of the one-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)? 3. Whether the Petitioner’s claim of actual innocence serves as a gateway to overcome the expiration of the statute of limitations?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court’s action is finished, and the lower court’s dismissal remains in place.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.