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Timestamp: 2017-08-18 18:08:10
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2114', '§ 924', '§ 2114', '§ 924', '§ 2255', '§ 924', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', 'art:\n18', '§ 924', '§ 924', '§ 924', '§ 2114']

Terron Lamar Bryant, Petitioner,
Terron Lamar Bryant moves to vacate, set aside, or correct his federal conviction and prison sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (ECF No. 67). For the reasons stated herein, the Court denies Bryant's § 2255 motion.
In 2010, Bryant pled guilty to assaulting, robbing, and putting in jeopardy the life of a person having lawful custody of United States mail matter, see 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a), and to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The Court sentenced Bryant to 46 months on the § 2114(a) charge and 84 consecutive months on the § 924(c) charge. Bryant did not appeal.
Bryant filed his § 2255 motion on June 9, 2016, alleging that his § 924(c) conviction and sentence are unconstitutional under Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015). On August 24, the Government responded by filing a motion to dismiss, in which it argued only that Bryant's § 2255 motion is untimely. The Court denied the motion to dismiss on January 17, 2017, and ordered further briefing on the merits. Thereafter, the Government filed a supplemental brief. Bryant did not file a reply. This matter is therefore ripe for consideration.
Bryant proceeds under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which provides, in relevant part:
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) provides for the punishment of anyone “who, during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime . . ., uses or carries a firearm, or who, in furtherance of any such crime, possesses a firearm.” “Crime of violence” in § 924(c)(1) means an offense that is a felony and-
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3). Bryant's § 2114(a) charge served as the predicate crime of violence for his ...