Translate the second technical text from your lesson, the Statement of JUSTICE STEVENS, Into ordinary Engllsh usin he steps provied In your lesson. First, define any unfamillar words. Then, write your paraphrase. Your answer shou include your llst of definillons, followed by your summary. \( \begin{array}{l}\text { Statement of JUSTICE STEVENS respecting the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari. The limitations period in } \\ \text { the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of } 1996 \text { (AEDPA) requires a person in custody pursuant to the } \\ \text { judgment of a State court to file an application for a writ of habeas corpus within one year of the date on which the } \\ \text { judgment became final ...." } 28 \text { U. S. C. } 2244 \text { (d)(1)(A). This case raises the question whether a Texas order of } \\ \text { deferred adjudication probation is a judgment under the statute. In essence, a deferred adjudication probation } \\ \text { order places a defendant on probation while postponing any adjudication of guilt. ... }\end{array} \)

**Definitions** 1. **Writ of Certiorari**: A request for the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision. 2. **Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)**: A federal law that sets strict time limits for filing appeals and habeas corpus petitions. 3. **Custody**: Being held in jail. 4. **Judgment**: The final decision of a court. 5. **Habeas Corpus**: A legal action to challenge imprisonment. 6. **Deferred Adjudication Probation**: A court order that places a defendant on probation without immediately deciding guilt. 7. **Adjudication of Guilt**: The official declaration that someone is guilty of a crime. 8. **Limitations Period**: The time frame within which legal actions must be filed. **Summary** Justice Stevens is explaining why the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's decision. The AEDPA requires someone in jail based on a state court's final decision to file a habeas corpus petition within one year after the judgment becomes final. The case is about whether a Texas court's deferred adjudication probation order counts as a final judgment under this law. Essentially, deferred adjudication probation means the court delays deciding guilt and places the defendant on probation.