PEREZ v. U.S.

No. 17-3419.

885 F.3d 984 (2018)

Moises PEREZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Claire C. Curtis , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Brian M. McDonough , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Claire C. Curtis , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Brian M. McDonough , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

SUTTON, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which CLELAND, D.J., joined. MERRITT, J. (pg. 992), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

Moises Perez pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court deemed Perez an armed career criminal and sentenced him to 210 months. Our court affirmed the sentence. Perez filed this § 2255 motion, claiming his prior conviction for New York second degree robbery should not have qualified...

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