Legal Opinion
Deshawn Fletcher v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 2017No. 16-1220PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Deshawn Fletcher appeals the denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his criminal sentence. For the reasons below, we affirm the district court. 1
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Fletcher pleaded guilty in August 2012 to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), to 210 months’ imprisonment. Fletcher did not appeal the judgment, and his conviction became final fourteen days later when the time to appeal expired. See Fed. R. App. P.…
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