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SANDERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 202.

373 U.S. 1 (1963)

SANDERS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred M. Vinson, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 371 U.S. 806, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Beatrice Rosenberg argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider here the standards which should guide a federal court in deciding whether to grant a hearing on a motion of a federal prisoner under 28 U. S. C. § 2255.1 Under that statute, a federal prisoner who claims that his sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States may seek relief from the sentence...

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