United States v. Morgan (1954)
1954 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1953 United States district court case, commonly referred as the Investment Bankers Case, see United States v. Morgan (1953).
United States v. Morgan, 346 U.S. 502 (1954), is a landmark decision[1] by the United States Supreme Court which provides the writ of coram nobis as the proper application to request federal post-conviction judicial review for those who have completed the conviction's incarceration in order to challenge the validity of a federal criminal conviction.
Quick Facts United States v. Morgan, Argued October 19, 1953 Decided January 4, 1954 ...
United States v. Morgan | |
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Argued October 19, 1953 Decided January 4, 1954 | |
Full case name | United States v. Robert Patrick Morgan |
Citations | 346 U.S. 502 (more) 74 S. Ct. 247; 98 L. Ed. 248 |
Case history | |
Prior | 202 F.2d 67 (2d Cir. 1953); cert. granted, 345 U.S. 974 (1953). |
Holding | |
Under the All-Writs Section, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), the Federal District Court had power to issue a writ of error coram nobis; it had power to vacate its judgment of conviction and sentence. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Reed, joined by Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Burton |
Dissent | Minton, joined by Warren, Jackson, Clark |
Laws applied | |
All-Writs Section, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) |
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