Martin B. Conners v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Martin B. Conners v. United States, 431 F.2d 1207 (9th Cir. 1970)
1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 7207
Merrill, Hufsted-Ler, Jameson

Martin B. Conners v. United States

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The District Court denied appellant relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for the reason that appellant “has too long slept upon his rights.” Section 2255, however, expressly provides that a motion for relief under that section may be made at any time.

“This later provision simply means that, as in habeas corpus, there is no statute of limitations, no res judicata, and that the doctrine of laches is inapplicable.” Heflin v. United States, 358 U.S. 415, 420, 79 S.Ct. 451, 454, 3 L.Ed.2d 407 (concurring opinion 1959); Haier v. United States, 334 F.2d 441 (10th Cir. 1964).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

Reference

Full Case Name
Martin B. CONNERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published