Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit April 19, 2004, 02-21010 (Julius James Larry, III v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division)

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Julius James Larry, III filed a federal petition for habeas corpus challenging his Texas state court conviction for theft. The district court dismissed the petition as time-barred under the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”).