William Jerald Myers v. United States

This appeal is from an order after a hearing overruling appellant’s motion to vacate judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1964).

Appellant was charged with transporting a stolen automobile to Kentucky in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (1964). Appellant, after consulting with appointed counsel, pled guilty. The District Judge who took the plea then announced that appellant “should be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for discipline and training under the Youth Corrections Act,” 18 U.S. C. §§ 5005-5024 (1964).

Appellant was sent to a Youth Correction Center at Chillicothe,…