Legal Opinion
Jeffers v. Chandler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2000No. 99-41461PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REVISED - December 18, 2000 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 99-41461 GARLAND JEFFERS, Petitioner-Appellant, VERSUS ERNEST CHANDLER, Warden, U.S. Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas November 27, 2000 Before DUHÉ and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and LINDSAY1, District Judge. PER CURIAM: This case requires us to address the following issue of first impression in this Circuit: May a federal prisoner utilize the “savings clause” of
28 U.S.C. § 2255
for a successive motion if his claim is based on a…
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