|
|
Fontaine v. United States, 411 U.S. 213 (1973)
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Fontaine v. United States, 411 U.S. 213 (1973)
Fontaine v. United States No. 71-6757 Argued February 28, 1973 Decided April 2, 1973 411 U.S. 213
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
On the record in this case, petitioner, who made an uncounseled guilty plea in open court and was sentenced to prison, may collaterally attack the plea and is entitled to an evidentiary hearing under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, since his motion under that provision set out detailed factual allegations, in part documented by records, supporting his claim that the plea was coerced, and since it cannot be said that the record before the District Court "conclusively showed" that petitioner was entitled to no relief.
Vacated and remanded.
Contents:
Chicago:
U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Fontaine v. United States, 411 U.S. 213 (1973) in 411 U.S. 213 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BIVBVT4C3M8XGNL.
MLA:
U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Fontaine v. United States, 411 U.S. 213 (1973), in 411 U.S. 213, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BIVBVT4C3M8XGNL.
Harvard:
U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Fontaine v. United States, 411 U.S. 213 (1973). cited in 1973, 411 U.S. 213. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BIVBVT4C3M8XGNL.
|