Maurice Jackson v. United States

Appellant, a federal prisoner, was convicted by a jury of bank robbery. 1 He was sentenced to a term of 18 years on December 20, 1972, at which time he was under the age of 22 years. The sentencing court did not make an express finding that Jackson would not derive benefit from treatment under the provisions of the Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5005 et seq. By way of this proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Jackson challenges the procedure by which he was sentenced. Specifically, he contends that the sentencing court erred in failing to make an express finding that he would not benefit…