Baranski v. United States

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Keith Baranski moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate or set aside his sentence for conspiracy to import machine guns illegally. Although the district court 1 denied the motion, it granted a certificate of ap-pealability to review its decision in light of Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551, 124 S.Ct. 1284, 157 L.Ed.2d 1068 (2004). Baranski appeals, and we affirm.

Baranski was indicted for conspiracy to import machine guns by submitting false entries on forms for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 26 U.S.C. § 5861© after ATF…