Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Morris v. Department of Social Services

Morris v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 494 U.S. 1018 (1990)

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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