--- title: "Machibroda v. United States" citation: "368 U.S. 487 (1962)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MACHIBRODA-368-US-487" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-368/pdf/USREPORTS-368-487.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MACHIBRODA-368-US-487/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Machibroda v. United States ## Holding or rule used Specific off-record factual allegations and the limits of summary denial by recollection. ## 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 368 U.S. 487 (1962), 368 U.S. 493–96: ## 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)