Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Wainwright v. Douglas

468 U.S. 1206

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1984-07-05
Topic
bankruptcy

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  • "[A] vacated judgment, by definition, cannot have any preclusive effect in subsequent litigation."

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (1984).