Witthar v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
793 F.3d 920 · 2015
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 241 (Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 42 U.S.C. § 3631
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · United States v. Cronic · Roe, Warden v. Flores-Ortega · United States v. Andis · United States v. Poindexter
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he general rule is that a hearing is necessary prior to the [ § 2255 ] motion's disposition if a factual dispute exists.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“These cases recognize, as we do, that most successful § 2255 movants in the appeal waiver situation obtain little more than an opportunity to lose at a later date”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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