Hinton v. Corcoran ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6156
WILLIAM R. HINTON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
THOMAS R. CORCORAN; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CA-
98-2146-DKC)
Submitted: April 20, 1999 Decided: May 4, 1999
Before ERVIN and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HALL, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William R. Hinton, Appellant Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr., At-
torney General, David Jonathan Taube, Assistant Attorney General,
Ann Norman Bosse, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND,
Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
William R. Hinton appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 &
Supp. 1998). We find that Hinton’s petition was barred by the one-
year statute of limitations. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2244(d) (West Supp.
1998). Hinton had until April 23, 1997, to file his federal habeas
petition. See Brown v. Angelone, 150 F.3d 370, 375-76 (4th Cir.
1998). The limitations period was tolled on April 18, 1997, when
Hinton’s state petition was properly filed. The state petition re-
mained pending until June 5, 1998. Thus, Hinton had until June 11,
1998, to file his federal habeas petition. Hinton did not file the
petition until June 30, 1998. Accordingly, we deny a certificate
of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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