LANGFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-3541.

993 F.3d 633 (2021)

Benjamin Joseph LANGFORD, Petitioner-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nova D. Janssen , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Benjamin Joseph Langford, Terre Haute, IN, Pro Se.

Clifford R. Cronk , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Davenport, IA, Kyle J. Essley , U.S. Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Benjamin Joseph Langford moved to vacate, set aside, or correct his concurrent life sentences under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(e)(1) and 3559(c)(1). The district court1 denied his request to vacate the sentence under section 3559, determining that his prior Iowa robbery convictions were serious...

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