Abbott v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CLEAVE ABBOTT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:20 CV 757 RWS ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER On June 8, 2020, Plaintiff Cleave Abbott filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct his Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. ECF Nos. [1]. Abbott seeks to invalidate his conviction based on the Supreme Court’s decisions in Rehaif v. United States,

139 S. Ct. 2191

(2019), and United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319. For the reasons set forth below, I will deny Abbott’s motion. BACKGROUND On…