United States v. Howard Herman Steverson

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Howard Herman Steverson appeals his conviction on three counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).. We affirm in part, but decline to address the entirety of Steverson’s claim at this time, for the reasons discussed below.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1981, Steverson pleaded guilty in Tennessee state court to three counts of robbery with a deadly weapon. In conjunction with his plea, Steverson signed a waiver-of-rights form, which detailed numerous rights that Steverson waived by pleading…