Opinion ID: 4509851
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Failed to object to the state’s use of expert

Text: witness. Ross did not take the opportunity to “attach up to two extra pages stating additional grounds and/or supporting facts.” And unlike in state court, where Ross repeatedly referenced a “supporting memorandum,” Ross did not indicate that any attached document contained “supporting facts,” or even mention any attached document. Ross did, however, attach several documents to his petition. First, he attached a three-page handwritten affidavit in which he explained that he encountered delays in obtaining a copy of a Nevada Supreme Court ruling on his post-convictions relief claims. Second, he attached a copy of the six-page Nevada Supreme Court ruling, along with a remittitur and the first page of a letter from his attorney regarding the ruling. But Ross’s petition made no mention of the Nevada Supreme Court ruling. AEDPA’s one-year statute of limitations, see 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1), expired on October 27, 2014, a little over a month after Ross filed his original petition. On June 8, 2015, nearly eight months after the limitations period expired, Ross’s newly appointed counsel filed a 27-page petition 32 ROSS V. WILLIAMS styled as a “First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.” The new petition raised eleven claims for relief and provided several pages of facts and argument for each of the claims. The state moved to dismiss on the ground that the amended petition was time barred, and the district court granted the motion. This appeal followed.