Legal Opinion
Brian Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 15, 2017No. 17-3211PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Moore, J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 807-09), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. MERRITT, J. (pp. 809-10), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
In this case the district court denied Brian Williams’ motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Williams received an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (“ACCA”), and he petitioned for relief in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v, United States, — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015) (“Johnson II”), which struck down the residual clause of the…
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