Brown v. United States

Petitioner-Appellant Aceshunn Brown (“Brown”) appeals from an order and judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Weinstein, /.) denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for resentencing. In 2008, Brown pleaded guilty to one count of pos session of a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (“ACCA”), 1 Brown was sentenced to the minimum 15 years of imprisonment. The sentencing court found that Brown had the requisite total of three qualifying convictions. Brown had two…