Stokes v. USA - 2255

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND DEQUAN STOKES, Petitioner, Criminal No. ELH-18-0316 v. Related Civil No.: ELH-19-2493 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this post-conviction matter, Petitioner Dequan Stokes, who is self-represented, has filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, challenging his convictions for unlawful possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). ECF 42 (the “Petition”). The convictions followed Stokes’s entry of a…