Amos Black v. United States

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.

Invoking 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, Amos Black moved in the district court to vacate sentences imposed after his conviction for violations of a federal narcotics law, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. An order was entered denying the motion and Black appeals.

He here urges as grounds for reversal the numerous reasons which were advanced in the district court in support of his motion. Before reaching the merits of the appeal, however, we must consider the government’s contention that the district court did not have jurisdiction.

It is a jurisdictional requisite to a section 2255 proceeding that…