United States v. B. D. Taylor

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is taken from an order of the District Court which denied the motion of B. D. Taylor, under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate a sentence of imprison ment imposed upon him for the sale of narcotic drugs in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a). The grounds stated in the motion were (1) that the District Judge, in violation of Rule 11 of The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C., accepted a plea of guilty from Taylor without first determining that the plea was made voluntarily with understanding of the nature of the charge; and (2) that the District Judge, in…