Yuri Chachanko v. United States

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

In July 2008, Yuri Chachanko pled guilty to using and carrying a firearm during a violent felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1) and (2). The district court 1 sentenced him to a mandatory minimum of 300 months' imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)(C)(i). He did not appeal.

In April 2017, he submitted a pro se letter, challenging his sentence based on the Supreme Court's decision in Johnson v. United States , --- U.S. ----, 135 S. Ct. 2551 , 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015). In July 2017, through appointed counsel, he moved for § 2255 relief under Johnson . The district…