Legal Opinion
Ben Hitchcock v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1978No. 77-1915PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Hitchcock appeals the denial by the district court of his motion for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We find that his claims are not cognizable under section 2255, and we therefore affirm.
I
In April of 1971, Hitchcock was a prisoner in the custody of the State of Arizona. He claims that on April 21 he was arrested and searched by agents of the Internal Revenue Service. It does not appear from the scanty record, however, that he was removed from his quarters or the custody of the state prison officials. On June 23,1971, he was indicted for violating 18…
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