Briggs v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION DEQUAN BRIGGS, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:22cr5 DRL 3:25cv36 DRL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Dequan Briggs filed a pro se petition to vacate his sentence under

28 U.S.C. § 22551

and a motion to appoint counsel. The government responded. No reply came. Being ripe for decision, the court now denies the petition. BACKGROUND On November 2, 2023, Mr. Briggs pleaded guilty without a plea agreement to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon [25]. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced in…