Davis v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1974-06-10

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. This case involves the availability of collateral relief from a federal criminal conviction based upon an intervening change in substantive law. While the question presented is a relatively narrow one, it arises as the result of a rather complicated chain of events. I In February 1965, the petitioner, Joseph Anthon…

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