Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Errol Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1979No. 79-1117PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Nathaniel Errol Smith, proceeding pro se, 1 appeals from dismissal of his post-conviction petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We review his contentions seriatim.
On appeal Smith contends the transfer of jurisdiction over his probation from the Western District of Louisiana to the Eastern District of Missouri was improper because he did not consent to the transfer. The transfer was accomplished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3653. The decision to transfer jurisdiction is within the sound discretion of the transferor court and requires only the concurrence of the transferee court. Id.
Smith also…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Houser v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Mario BurkhalterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Billy Ray Hall v. O. M. Bostic, Monroe Prison Unit and the Attorney General of the State of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Sorel SheadCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Louis H. Holder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sterling v. ReidDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- United States v. Lawrence FromanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Edwin D. Wood, II v. O.C. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990