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Hodges v. United States, 368 U.S. 139 (1961)
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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.
Hodges v. United States, 368 U.S. 139 (1961)
Hodges v. United States No. 58 Argued November 13, 1961 Decided December 4, 1961 368 U.S. 139
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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Certiorari was granted in this case on the understanding that it presented the question whether the District Court should have accorded petitioner hearing under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 when it appeared that no appeal had been perfected from the original judgment of conviction. A thorough review of the full record revealed that the District Court did, in fact, conduct such a hearing, though the minutes of such hearing had been lost, and that no hearing was required under the statute, because "the files and records of the case conclusively show" that petitioner was entitled to no relief.
Held: the writ is dismissed as improvidently granted.
Reported below: 108 U.S.App.D.C. 375, 282 F.2d 858.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hodges v. United States, 368 U.S. 139 (1961) in 368 U.S. 139 Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C59QASFB5NF9VLG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hodges v. United States, 368 U.S. 139 (1961), in 368 U.S. 139, Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C59QASFB5NF9VLG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hodges v. United States, 368 U.S. 139 (1961). cited in 1961, 368 U.S. 139. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C59QASFB5NF9VLG.
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