United States v. Martin W. Monteer

Martin W. Monteer appeals from the dismissal of his postconviction petition for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

In 1975, Monteer was convicted of bank robbery in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. United States v. Monteer, 512 F.2d 1047 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 855,96 S.Ct. 103, 46 L.Ed.2d 80 (1975). In October 1976, while confined at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, Monteer filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 with the sentencing court,…