Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Miles
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2003No. 02-51062PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Petitioner-Appellant Charles Simpson Christopher appeals the decision of the district court denying his request for relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 from his conviction for eleven counts of wire fraud and ten counts of interstate transportation of stolen goods. Because we conclude that Christopher’s claim fails to satisfy the 28 U.S.C. § 2255 savings clause, we vacate the district court’s judgment and remand with orders to dismiss Christopher’s petition for lack of jurisdiction.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1988, Christopher served, for a period of about eighty…
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