Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Morris v. Department of Social Services

494 U.S. 1018

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-03-05
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • indigent defendant who seeks appointment of expert is entitled to ex parte hearing on the motion
  • “[i]n general, a defendant must assert an available challenge to a sentence on direct appeal or be barred from raising the challenge in a section 2255 proceéding.”

Citator

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