Can a federal prisoner challenge his conviction under Section 2255 of the Criminal Code?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McClain v. United States, Case No.: 3:12-cr-00918-BEN (2), Case No.: 3:16-cv-02495-BEN (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Movant makes two claims that his conviction violated his due process rights. Federal prisoners may challenge their convictions under 2255 claiming there was a fundamental defect that made the trial inherently unfair, resulting in a conviction obtained in violation of the prisoner's Fifth Amendment due process rights. See United States v. Addonizio, 442 U.S. 178, 184-85 (1979).
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