Eighth Circuit· 7/12/2011

Sun Bear v. United States

Citations

644 F.3d 700
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 14241
2011 WL 2683183

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noting that “[a]n unlawful or illegal sentence is one imposed without, or in excess of, statutory authority.”
stating that the purpose of § 2255 is “to afford federal prisoners a remedy identical in scope to federal habeas corpus” regarding jurisdictional and constitutional errors
stating that the purpose of § 2255 is “to afford federal prisoners a remedy identical in scope to federal habeas corpus” regarding jurisdictional and constitutional errors
stating that the purpose of § 2255 is “to afford federal prisoners a remedy identical in scope to federal habeas corpus” regarding jurisdictional and constitutional errors
stating that the purpose of § 2255 is “to afford federal prisoners a remedy identical in scope to federal habeas corpus” regarding jurisdictional and constitutional errors
noting that the same sentence could be reimposed

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Judges: Riley, Wollman, Loken, Murphy, Bye, Melloy, Smith, Colloton, Gruender, Benton, Shepherd

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