CRAVENS v. U.S.

No. 16-3078.

894 F.3d 891 (2018)

Robert Keith CRAVENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Kurz , Research and Writing Atty., Office of the Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Laine Cardarella Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

Timothy A. Garrison , Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued ( Thomas M. Larson , Acting U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Robert Keith Cravens sought post-conviction relief on the ground that his 216-month prison sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), was imposed in violation of the Constitution and in excess of the maximum authorized by law. The district court denied relief, but subsequent decisions...

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