Sandoval-Flores v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH CENTRAL DIVISION JULIAN SANDOVAL-FLORES, Petitioner, ORDER AND MEMORANDUM DECISION vs. Civil Case No. 2:16-cv-719-TC (Associated Criminal Case No. 2:99-cr-109-TC) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Julian Sandoval-Flores has filed a motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

challenging his 2001 conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which punishes “any person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence … uses or carries a firearm.” 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). The underlying predicate crime for his § 924(c) conviction (the…