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28 U.S.C. § 2244

Finality of determination

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 2244, Finality of determination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465462
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A claim presented in a second or successive habeas corpus application under section 2254 that was not presented in a prior application shall be dismissed unless— A 1-year period of limitation shall apply to an application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court. The limitation period shall run from the latest of—

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