Felder v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that the statutory phrase “prior petition” refers only to prior state habeas petitions, so the petitioner’s second state habeas petition was subject to the October 1, 2014 deadline and was presumptively untimely. The court also held that the habeas court acted within its discretion in finding that the petitioner’s lack of knowledge of the statute, without evidence that the lack of knowledge was beyond his control, did not establish good cause. The judgment affirming dismissal of the petition was affirmed.