--- title: "Slack v. McDaniel" citation: "529 U.S. 473 (2000)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-SLACK-529-US-473" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-529/pdf/USREPORTS-529-473.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-SLACK-529-US-473/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Slack v. McDaniel ## Holding or rule used Separate merits and procedural-dismissal certificate-of-appealability standards. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked § 2255 module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into direct § 2255 holdings; record, circuit, local, deadline, custody, waiver, and classification issues remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 529 U.S. 473 (2000), 529 U.S. 483–85: ## Used in - [Section 2255 Screening, Hearing, Appeal, and Postjudgment Motions](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-procedure-hearing-appeal-and-postjudgment.md) - [Later Section 2255 Filings — Classification and Authorization](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-later-filings-classification-and-authorization.md)