Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Phillips v. Johnson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

540 U.S. 1052

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2003-12-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that § 2255 had not been inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of the petitioner’s conviction where the petitioner “[had] not been denied an unobstructed procedural opportunity to present [his claim]”
  • “savings clause” exception to section 2255 exclusivity unavailable where the petitioner once could have brought the desired challenge, but failed to do so

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Cited by
18 opinions

540 U.S. 1052

PHILLIPS
v.
JOHNSON, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

No. 03-6434.

Supreme Court of United States.

December 1, 2003.

1

Appeal from the C. A. 4th Cir.

2

Certiorari denied. Reported below: 57 Fed. Appx. 183.