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Today, the writ of habeas corpus is a federal remedy primarily used by state prisoners to challenge their conviction or sentence. Habeas corpus was also the primary post conviction remedy for federal prisoners until 1948, when Congress adopted Section 2255. Congress intended Section 2255 to supersede habeas corpus as the means by which federal prisoners could challenge the lawfulness of their incarceration. Another Bite at the Apple: A Guide to Section 2255 Motions for Federal Prisoners is the first book of its kind to focus on the special procedures and concerns that arise when a prisoner moves to advocate, set aside, or correct a federal conviction or sentence under Section 2255. This book is especially important now as Section 2255 proceedings have become significantly more complex with the enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, and federal courts continue to struggle with the interpretation of the AEDPA's provisions. An examination of various legal and practical questions that may be encountered in section 2255 proceedings, including those posed by the AEDPA, are included. Lawyers will find this book to be an essential resource for providing the scope from an introductory education to an in-depth analysis--The perfect handbook for the litigation of noncapital section 2255 proceedings.

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• Introduction and Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Part I An Overview of Section 2255 Proceedings(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Section 2255(p. 3)
• I An Introduction to Section 2255(p. 3)
• II An Overview of Section 2255 Proceedings(p. 5)
• Chapter 2 The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996(p. 9)
• Introduction(p. 9)
• I The One-Year Statute of Limitations(p. 10)
• II Certificates of Appealability(p. 10)
• III Second or Successive Motions(p. 11)
• Chapter 3 Relationship of Section 2255 to Other Federal Postconviction Remedies(p. 13)
• Introduction(p. 13)
• I The Nature of the Section 2255 Remedy(p. 15)
• II Habeas Corpus Petitions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(p. 16)
• III Coram Nobis(p. 16)
• IV Motions Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33(p. 21)
• V Motions to Modify Sentence Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(p. 22)
• VI Recharacterization of a Pleading as a Section 2255 Motion(p. 25)
• VII Appendix(p. 26)
• A 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2008)(p. 26)
• B Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33 (2008)(p. 28)
• C 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (2008)(p. 28)
• Part II Timing Considerations(p. 31)
• Chapter 4 The Timing of a Section 2255 Motion(p. 33)
• Introduction(p. 33)
• I Exhaust Appellate Remedies Before Filing a Section 2255 Motion(p. 33)
• II Statute of Limitations Considerations(p. 36)
• Chapter 5 The Statute of Limitations(p. 37)
• Introduction(p. 37)
• I You Have One Year to File a Motion(p. 39)
• II When Does the Limitation Period Begin to Run?(p. 40)
• III Section 2255(f)(1): Finality of Conviction(p. 41)
• IV Section 2255(f)(2): Unconstitutional or Unlawful Impediment to Filing(p. 45)
• V Section 2255(f)(3): Newly Recognized and Collaterally Applicable Right(p. 46)
• VI Section 2255(f)(4): Newly Discovered Evidence(p. 48)
• VII Actual Innocence and the Statute of Limitations(p. 51)
• VIII Equitable Tolling(p. 52)
• IX The Statute of Limitations and Amending a Section 2255 Motion(p. 57)
• X Appendix(p. 59)
• A Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6 (2008)(p. 59)
• B Supreme Court Rule 13 (2008)(p. 60)
• C Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b) (2008)(p. 61)
• Part III Section 2255 Jurisdiction(p. 65)
• Chapter 6 Custody and Mootness(p. 67)
• I A Section 2255 Movant Must Be "in Custody"(p. 67)
• II Challenges to Sentences Not Being Served(p. 68)
• III Types of Restraint That Constitute Custody(p. 70)
• IV Situations That Do Not Satisfy the Custody Requirement(p. 71)
• V Mootness(p. 72)
• Chapter 7 Cognizable Claims(p. 75)
• Introduction(p. 75)
• I Cognizable Claims, Generally(p. 76)
• II Noncognizable Claims, Generally(p. 78)
• III The Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Render Judgment(p. 79)
• IV The Conviction or Sentence Is Unconstitutional(p. 81)
• V The Conviction or Sentence Violates Federal Law(p. 85)
• VI The Conviction or Sentence Is Otherwise Subject to Collateral Attack(p. 87)
• VII Appendix(p. 88)
• A Section 2255 Decisions, United States Supreme Court(p. 88)
• B Published Section 2255 Decisions, United States Court of Appeal Published Section 2255 Decisions(p. 97)
• Part IV Obstacles To Relief(p. 123)
• Chapter 8 Claims Previously Raised on Direct Appeal(p. 125)
• I General Rule(p. 125)
• II Exceptions(p. 125)
• Chapter 9 Procedural Default and Waiver(p. 127)
• Introduction(p. 127)
• I The Procedural Default Doctrine(p. 127)
• II Government Waiver and Sua Sponte Invocation by the Court(p. 129)
• III "Cause and Prejudice"(p. 130)
• A Cause(p. 130)
• B Prejudice(p. 133)
• IV Fundamental Miscarriage of Justice and Actual Innocence(p. 134)
• V Waiver by Plea or Plea Agreement(p. 136)
• Chapter 10 Retroactive Application of a New Rule: Teague v. Lane(p. 139)
• Introduction(p. 139)
• I Preliminary Considerations(p. 140)
• II Teague's Four-Part Inquiry(p. 142)
• III What Constitutes a "New Rule of Criminal Procedure"?(p. 142)
• IV Finality(p. 143)
• V Is the Rule "New"?(p. 144)
• VI Exceptions to the Application of Teague(p. 144)
• Chapter 11 Fourth Amendment Claims: Stone v. Powell(p. 147)
• Introduction(p. 147)
• I Does Stone v. Powell Apply to Section 2255 Proceedings?(p. 148)
• II The Stone Doctrine(p. 148)
• II Government Waiver and Sua Sponte Application by the Courts(p. 152)
• Part V Proceedings Before the District Court(p. 153)
• Chapter 12 The Motion(p. 155)
• Introduction(p. 155)
• I Contents and Format(p. 156)
• II Pleading The Legal and Factual Bases for Claims(p. 158)
• III Special Pleading Considerations(p. 159)
• IV Documents Accompanying the Motion(p. 161)
• V Venue, Docketing, and Assignment to Judges(p. 162)
• VI Bail(p. 163)
• VII Amending or Supplementing the Motion(p. 163)
• VIII Appendix(p. 165)
• A Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 (2008)(p. 165)
• Chapter 13 Summary Proceedings, the Government's Response, and the Movant's Reply(p. 169)
• Introduction(p. 169)
• I Summary Dismissal(p. 169)
• II The Government's Response(p. 171)
• III The Movant's Reply(p. 172)
• IV Motions for Summary Judgment(p. 172)
• V Appendix(p. 173)
• A Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 (2008)(p. 173)
• Chapter 14 Magistrate Judge Practice(p. 175)
• Introduction(p. 175)
• I Nondispositive Matters(p. 175)
• II Dispositive Matters(p. 177)
• III Appendix(p. 181)
• A 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (2008)(p. 181)
• B Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a) (2008)(p. 182)
• Chapter 15 Expanding the Record, Discovery, and Evidentiary Hearings(p. 183)
• Introduction(p. 183)
• I Expanding the Record(p. 184)
• II Discovery(p. 186)
• III Evidentiary Hearings(p. 190)
• IV Appendix(p. 194)
• A Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 26.2 (2008)(p. 194)
• Chapter 16 Relief(p. 197)
• Introduction(p. 197)
• I Two-Step Process for Resolving a Section 2255 Motion(p. 197)
• II Four Appropriate Remedies(p. 198)
• III Remedy for Counsel's Failure to File a Timely Notice of Appeal(p. 198)
• Chapter 17 Postjudgment Motions and Release Pending Appeal(p. 199)
• Introduction(p. 199)
• I Motions to Alter or Amend Judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)(p. 200)
• II Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) Motions for Relief from Judgment(p. 201)
• III Release Pending Appeal(p. 203)
• IV Appendix(p. 204)
• A Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59 (2008)(p. 204)
• B Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 (2008)(p. 205)
• C Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 23(2008)(p. 206)
• Part VI The Appeal and Subsequent Motions(p. 209)
• Chapter 18 Perfecting the Appeal(p. 211)
• Introduction(p. 211)
• I The Notice of Appeal(p. 211)
• II Certificates of Appealability(p. 214)
• III Appendix(p. 221)
• A Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4 (2008)(p. 221)
• B Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58 (2008)(p. 224)
• C 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (2008)(p. 225)
• D Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) (2008)(p. 226)
• Chapter 19 Second or Successive Motions(p. 227)
• Introduction(p. 227)
• I Is the Motion Truly "Second or Successive"?(p. 228)
• II Substantive Prerequisites for Second or Successive Motions(p. 233)
• III Procedures Governing Second or Successive Motions(p. 237)
• IV Review of the Court of Appeals' Gatekeeping Decision(p. 240)
• Part VII Appendix: Text of Section 2255 and the Rules Governing § 2255 Proceedings(p. 243)
• Appendix(p. 245)
• I Title 28, United States Code § 2255 (2008)(p. 245)
• II Rules Governing § 2255 Proceedings in the U.S. District Courts (and appended Model Form) (2008)(p. 247)
• Table of Cases(p. 295)
• Index(p. 313)