Supreme Court of the United States
Artuz v. Bennett
November 7, 2000531 U.S. 4
Summary
Justice Scalia delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court, holding that a state postconviction application is not improperly filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2) merely because its claims are procedurally barred. Proper filing concerns compliance with rules governing delivery and acceptance of the application, rather than rules governing entitlement to relief. New York’s bars against claims previously decided on appeal or unjustifiably omitted from an appeal are conditions on obtaining relief, not filing conditions. The Court therefore affirmed the Second Circuit’s judgment. There were no separate opinions.
Holding
- Whether procedural bars to claims render a state postconviction application improperly filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2).. An application is properly filed when its delivery and acceptance comply with applicable filing requirements, even if its claims are procedurally barred. New York Criminal Procedure Law §§ 440.10(2)(a) and (c) do not render an otherwise properly filed application improperly filed.
Docket 99-1238
Cited authorities
- N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law §§440.10
- N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law §§440.10
- CA10
- 110 Stat. 1214
- 28 U.S.C. § 2244
- N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law §440.10
- 28 U.S.C. § 2253