Adams v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION FRANK ADAMS, ) ) Movant, ) ) v. ) No. 4:16CV01011 HEA ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Movant seeks relief from his conviction for brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), alleging his conviction for Bank Robbery no longer qualifies as a crime of violence because 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)—the so-called residual clause—is unconstitutionally vague. Movant applied for a stay of this proceeding pending the Supreme Court’s decision…