George E. Myers v. United States of America

TRASK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant questions the lawfulness of the district court’s refusal to allow credit to him against his sentence for time spent in jail prior to sentence for lack of bail.

We accord to appellant’s contentions a liberal construction on the procedural questions involved, and thus reach the merits of his substantive claim. Jurisdiction is conceded under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Appellant, Myers, was indicted for bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) which carries a maximum sentence of twenty years. That indictment was dismissed, however, and Myers pled guilty to a charge of violating…