Below, Harvard Law School’s Kate Wevers previews Holland v.
Florida, one of two cases to be heard by the Supreme Court on
Monday, March 1.  Check the Holland v. Florida (09-5327)
SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates.  Section 2244(d) of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) requires
state prisoners to file their federal habeas petitions within
one year after their direct appeals become final.  On March 1,
in No. 09-5327, Holland v. Florida, the Court will consider
whether AEDPA's limitation period can be equitably tolled when
the petition is not timely filed because of the "gross
negligence" of the prisoner's lawyer.  In 1996, petitioner
Albert Holland was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in
a Florida state court.  His direct appeals were unsuccessful: 
the Supreme Court denied certiorari, thereby triggering the
start of Section 2244(d)'s one-year limitations period, on
October 1, 2001.  Approximately one month later, Bradley Collins
was appointed to represent Holland in his p