UNITED STATES v. JACKSON

No. 81-3076.

684 F.2d 245 (1982)

The UNITED STATES v. Ainsworth Charles JACKSON. Appeal of Ainsworth C. JACKSON.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ainsworth Charles Jackson, appellant pro se.

Judy L. Goldstein, James A. Backstrom, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT, HUNTER and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) June 17, 1982.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

The question for decision is whether the district court had jurisdiction to entertain a pro se motion brought by appellant under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate a sentence imposed in 1973, from which he was unconditionally released in 1979. The district court determined that it lacked jurisdiction. On the basis of the record before us, we have concluded that...

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