JONES v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1252.

538 F.2d 1346 (1976)

Chauncey Lee JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chauncey Lee Jones, pro se.

Allen L. Donielson, U. S. Atty. and George H. Perry, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS, and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Chauncey Lee Jones appeals from the dismissal of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. He alleges that his sentence was imposed in violation of the due process and double jeopardy clauses of the Fifth Amendment.

Jones was convicted of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He was sentenced on the morning of March 26, 1973, to a term of twelve years in...

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