Legal Opinion
Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Coss
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 25, 2001No. 99-1884PublishedCited by 530 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
For the second time this Term, we are faced with the question whether federal posteonviction relief is available when a prisoner challenges a current sentence on the ground that it was enhanced based'on an allegedly unconstitutional prior conviction for which the petitioner is no longer in custody. In Daniels v. United States, ante, p. 374, we held that such relief is generally not available to a federal prisoner through a motion to vacate the sentence under 28 U.S. C. §2255 (1994 ed., Supp. V), but left open the possibility that relief might be appropriate in rare circumstances. We now hold…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by530 opinions
- United States v. TeeterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Lyons v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Robert Moss (99-1951 01-1797) and Ronald Kohn (01-1610) v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Brian Dennis Shannon v. Anthony Newland, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Leyva v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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