The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hawkins, 977 F.2d 592 (9th Cir. 1992):
Hawkins, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion challenging his conviction and sentence for possession and illegal transfer of an unregistered machine gun. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255, as do we. We review de novo, Adams v. Peterson, 968 F.2d 835, 843 (9th Cir.1992), and we affirm.
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