Bell v. Rivers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION Robbie Bell, ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 19 CV 50301 v. ) Judge Iain D. Johnston ) Andrew Ciolli,1 ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Robbie Bell seeks to vacate his conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of ammunition, or allow him to withdraw his guilty plea and proceed to trial. Specifically, he contends that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because he did not realize at the time that the government was required to prove that he knew he was a felon. For the reasons that…