Estell v. United States, No. 18-2550 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseDefendant moved to vacate his convictions under 28 U.S.C. 2255, arguing that they were unconstitutional in light of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015). The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to vacate his convictions under 28 U.S.C. 2255, and held that his conviction for bank robbery and carjacking both qualified as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A). Furthermore, defendant's convictions and sentences under section 924(c)(1)(A) for using a firearm during and in relation to those crimes were not unconstitutional.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Gruender and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Habeas. Estell's convictions for bank robbery and carjacking qualified as crimes of violence under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(c)(3)(A) and his convictions under Sec. 924(c)(1)(A) for using a firearm during and in relation to those crimes are not unconstitutional. [ June 03, 2019
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