Branch v. USA - 2255

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : v. : Criminal No. DKC 18-212 Civil Action No. DKC 19-2391 : JONATHAN KEITH BRANCH : MEMORANDUM OPINION Jonathan Keith Branch was sentenced on June 26, 2018, to 80 months in prison for his felon in possession conviction. He did not appeal. He filed a motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, pro se, on August 16, 2019, asserting error under Rehaif v. United States,

139 S.Ct. 2191

(2019), that he did not knowingly possess a firearm, that he was forced into a plea, and that he received ineffective…