Temple of Justice

Synopsis: Whether equitable tolling permits Bonds to submit an otherwise untimely amended PRP.

Synopsis: May a defendant collaterally challenge a conviction more than one year after the judgment becomes final when the defendant’s maximum possible sentence was misstated on the judgment and sentence form?

Synopsis: Has the petitioner shown that his sentence was facially invalid, so that the Court may hear his petition? If so, can he withdraw his prior guilty plea if he agreed in it to a sentence not authorized by law?

Facts: Petitioner James Grantham, an inmate at McNeil Island Corrections Center, was sanctioned with disciplinary segregation and a loss of good behavior credit after an internal disciplinary hearing in which it was determined that he had attempted to smuggle tobacco and marijuana into the facility. Read more…