John Joseph Powers v. John C. Taylor, Warden United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas

Appellant is presently confined at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, under sentence upon conviction for a Dyer Act offense. This court has earlier considered a direct appeal. Powers v. United States, 10 Cir., 305 F.2d 157. He now appeals from an order of the District Court for the District of Kansas dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellant presently contends that he was sentenced to a term of two years, should be credited with time spent in custody prior to sentencing, and consequently is entitled to immediate release. The contentions are patently…