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Timestamp: 2018-06-18 03:39:36
Document Index: 567182734

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§2255', '§2255', '§2255', '§2255', '§2255', '§2255', '§924']

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (RESOLVING DOCS. 42, 45, 52)
The instant matter is before the Court upon Petitioner Jason Moore's pro se Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Doc. 42. Moore later filed a pro se motion to strike his motion to vacate. Doc. 45. He subsequently obtained counsel who filed a motion for leave to file a supplemental memorandum instanter in support of his §2255 motion. Doc. 52. This motion for leave to supplement is GRANTED; and therefore, Moore's motion to strike is DENIED. After reviewing the original motion to vacate and supplemental memorandum, along with the record and applicable case law, Moore's motion for relief under §2255 is DENIED.
On February 7, 2004, Moore and a co-defendant entered a convenient store in Liberty, Ohio, with guns drawn. Doc. 25 at 3-4. As set forth in the plea agreement, Moore stipulated that he handcuffed the store's cashier in the rear of the business and attempted to “obtain monies in the custody, possession and presence of the employee of the One Stop Mart by means of actual and threatened force, violence and fear of immediate injury to the employee.” Doc. 25 at 4. At the time of the attempted robbery, Moore was a convicted felon and was in possession of a Browning, .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition. Doc. 25 at 4.
Moore was subsequently arrested and pled guilty to one count each of attempting to interfere with commerce by threats or violence, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession. Doc. 25 at 2. On November 17, 2004, he was sentenced to 77 months, to run concurrent, for attempting to interfere with commerce by threats or violence and being a felon in possession. Doc. 38. He was also sentenced to 84 months for using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, which is also referred to as a “Hobbs Act Robbery.” Doc. 38. The sentence of 84 months was ordered to run consecutive to the 77-month sentence for the remaining two counts. Doc. 38.
Eleven years later, on May 4, 2015, Moore filed a pro se motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. §2255. Doc. 42. He then, for the first time, filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which was dismissed as untimely. Docs. 46 and 48. Moore filed a pro se motion to strike his §2255 motion to vacate, stating that he intended to re-file it using a different form. Doc. 45. He later obtained counsel, and his attorney filed a motion for leave to file a supplemental memorandum instanter in support of his §2255 motion. Doc. 52.
The grounds for relief set forth in Moore's pro se §2255 motion are denied as untimely, since they were asserted 11 years after sentencing. However, Moore raises certain legal arguments in his supplemental memorandum that are timely for review. Specifically, Moore argues that the Court must vacate his conviction for the Hobbs Act Robbery, because it does not meet the requirements of 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3). Section 924(c) imposes mandatory minimum sentences for anyone who uses or carries a firearm during or in relation to a “crime of violence.” The statute defines crime of violence as: