Blackledge v. Allison
- Decided
- May 2, 1977
- Docket
- 75-1693
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 3,882 timesSuperseded by statute (not yet verified)Possible negative treatment: superseded by statute (not yet verified) · Pako v. United States
What later courts said
- recognizing that a defendant’s sworn statements “constitute a formidable barrier in any subsequent collateral proceedings” — Santos v. United States (2025)
- holding that a petitioner must overcome the “strong presumption of verity” of declarations in open court to obtain collateral relief — Horatio Lewis Rice v. State of Tennessee (2024)
- recognizing that by pleading guilty, a "defendant avoids . . . the anxieties and uncertainties of a trial" — United States v. Villa-Guillen (2024)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
The respondent, Gary Darrell Allison, an inmate of a North Carolina penitentiary, petitioned a Federal District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. The court dismissed his petition without a hearing, and the Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that in the circumstances of this case summary dismissal was improper. We granted certiorari to review the judgment of .the Court of Appeals.
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Statutes cited
Cite this
Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63 (1977)Read the full opinion
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