· 12/8/1987
444 W. 54th Street Tenants Assocs. v. Costello
Citations
- 138 Misc. 2d 5
- 523 N.Y.S.2d 374
- 1987 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2769
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that procedural default is an affirma- tive defense the government may waive
- finding that Rehaif announced a new rule of substantive law that applies retroactively to an initial § 2255 motion
- finding Rehaif applies retroactively on an initial § 2255 motion to vacate
- “A defendant can overcome a procedural bar when... there is an intervening change in law.” (citation omitted)
- “A procedural bar prevents a defendant from raising arguments in a § 2255 proceeding that he raised and we rejected on direct appeal.”
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