Hansford v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:20cr57 DRL 3:24cv661 DRL LAWRENCE HANSFORD, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER In a pro se petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Lawrence Hansford asks the court to vacate his sentence based on Erlinger v. Unites States,

602 U.S. 821

(2024). He argues that he is entitled to a jury trial on whether his qualifying crimes under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), occurred on separate occasions. The court denies his petition. BACKGROUND On May 4, 2021, a jury found…