Taylor v. United States

A federal court jury convicted William Phillip Taylor of threatening the life of the President of the United States.1 A panel of our court affirmed Taylor’s conviction on direct appeal, United States v. Taylor, 480 F.2d 618 (5th Cir. 1973), and the Supreme Court denied certiorari, 414 U.S. 911, 94 S.Ct. 249, 38 L.Ed.2d 150 (1974). Taylor has now filed a motion to vacate his conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm the district court’s denial of Taylor’s motion without a hearing as the records and files conclusively show that Taylor is not entitled to relief.

Taylor seeks to…