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Argued January 8, 2001.
Decided April 25, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
G. Michael Tanaka argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Maria E. Stratton.
Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were SolicitorGeneral Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, James A. Feldman, and Kathleen A. Felton.*
O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in part, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined, except for that portion of the opinion recognizing that § 2255 may be available in rare circumstances. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, p. 385. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, p. 387. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 392.
United States Supreme Court.
Justice O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court in part.
In Custis v. United States,511 U.S. 485 (1994), we addressed whether a defendant sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (ACCA), 18 U. S. C. § 924(e), could collaterally attack the validity of previous state convictions used to enhance his federal sentence. We held that, with the sole exception of convictions obtained in violation of the right...
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