JAMES R. STRINGER, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,
v.
CHARLES J. JACKSON, INTERIM COMMISSIONER, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES
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Claims raised under Clemons and Maynard are not available to a habeas petitioner whose conviction was final prior to these decisions, as they constitute a new rule of law under Teague.
The case was remanded for reconsideration in light of new Supreme Court decisions. The Attorney General objected, arguing the conviction was final bef…
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REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This cause has been remanded to us by the Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S.-, 110 S.Ct. 1441, 108 L.Ed.2d 725 (1990). The problem corresponds to the issue treated in Maynard v. Cartwright, 486 U.S. 356, 108 S.Ct. 1853, 100 L.Ed.2d 372 (1988). The Attorney General of Mississippi objects to our application of these two cases here on the ground that Stringer’s conviction was final prior to either decision, and therefore any claim on that ground is barred by Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288, 109 S.Ct. 1060, 103 L.Ed.2d 334 (1989). That objection is well taken.
Stringer’s conviction was final on February 19, 1985 when the Supreme Court denied his petition for writ of certiorari directed at his conviction and sentence. Stringer v. Mississippi, 469 U.S. 1230, 105 S.Ct. 1231, 84 L.Ed.2d 368 (1985). A panel of the Fifth Circuit has recently held that claims raised under Clemons and Maynard are not available to a habeas petitioner whose conviction was final prior to these decisions, because they constitute a new rule of law under Teague. Smith v. Black, 904 F. 2d 950, (5th Cir.1990).
We therefore reinstate our previous judgment. Stringer v. Jackson, 862 F. 2d 1108 (5th Cir.1988). The judgment of the district court denying the writ is AFFIRMED.
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- Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (U.S. 1989)
- Maynard v. Cartwright, 486 U.S. 356 (U.S. 1988)
- Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 738 (U.S. 1990)
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