Salome Varela v. United States

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• stating that a § 2255 motion is “neither a recapitulation of nor a substitute for a direct appeal”
• stating that a § 2255 motion is “neither a recapitulation of nor a substitute for a direct appeal” (internal citation and quotation marks omitted)
• affirming denial of Section 2255 motion on procedural default grounds even though default was not raised by the government
• “A § 2255 motion is neither a recapitulation of nor a substitute for a direct appeal. Issues that were raised on direct appeal may not be reconsidered on a § 2255 motion absent changed circumstances.” (quotation omitted)
• A Section 2255 motion “is neither a recapitulation of nor a substitute for a direct appeal.” (quoting Belford v. United States, 975 F.2d 310, 313 (7th Cir. 1992), overruled on other grounds)
• “A § 2255 motion is neither a recapitulation of nor a substitute for a direct appeal. Issues that were raised on direct appeal may not be reconsidered on a § 2255 motion absent changed circumstances.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).