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Timestamp: 2020-01-28 05:55:14
Document Index: 297348685

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 39', '§ 4', '§ 2113', '§ 924', '§ 2113', '§ 924']

LARRY NORMAN MOVANT
This matter comes before the court on the motion of Larry Norman to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The government has responded to the motion; Mr. Norman has replied, and the matter is ripe for resolution. For the reasons set forth below, the instant motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence will be denied.
Larry Norman was charged in a four-count indictment:
On or about June 13, 2008, in the Northern District of Mississippi, LARRY NORMAN did take by force and violence and by intimidation from the person and presence of a bank employee approximately $10, 000, belonging to and in the care, custody and control of Merchants and Farmers Bank, 1287 Stateline Road, Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi, whose deposits were then insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and in committing said bank robbery did put in jeopardy the life of the bank employee by means of a dangerous weapon, that is a handgun; in violation of Title 18 of the United States Code Sections 2113(a) and (d).
On or about June 13, 2008, in the Northern District of Mississippi, LARRY NORMAN, defendant, during and in relation to and in the furtherance of a crime of violence, to-wit, the armed bank robbery of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, 1287 Stateline Road, Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi, did possess, carry, use, and brandish a firearm, that is, a handgun; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii).
On or about June 25, 2008, in the Northern District of Mississippi, LARRY NORMAN, defendant, did take by force and violence and by intimidation from the person and presence of a bank employee approximately $7, 600 belonging to and in the care, custody and control of Merchants and Farmers Bank, 1287 Stateline road, Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi, whose deposits were then insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and in committing said bank robbery did put in jeopardy the life of the bank employee by means of a dangerous weapon, that is a handgun; in violation of Title 18 of the United States Code Sections 2113(a) and (d).
On or about June 25, 2008, in the Northern District of Mississippi, LARRY NORMAN, defendant, during and in relation to and in furtherance of a crime of violence, to-wit, the armed bank robbery of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, 1287 Stateline Road, Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi, did possess, carry, use and brandish a firearm, that is, a handgun; in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and (C)(i).
Under a plea agreement, Count Four was dismissed, and Mr. Norman pled guilty to Counts One, Two, and Three. Doc. 36. The court imposed a sentence of a total of 300 months' incarceration - 216 months on Counts One and Three (served concurrently) and 84 months on Count Two (served consecutively to the sentence on Counts One and Three). Doc. 47.
Mr. Norman then filed a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, in which he presents the following claims for relief (which the court restates in the interest of brevity and clarity):
(1) He does not qualify as an Armed Career Criminal because the Tennessee statute used to qualify him as an Armed Career Criminal (Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(2) has a broader definition than the term “controlled substance offense” under the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.2, citing United States v. Hinkle, 832 F.3d 569 (5th Cir. 2015). He argues that the element “knowingly” in his state convictions removes those convictions from consideration to determine career offender status.
(2) Bank Robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) is not a crime of violence for the purposes 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) and (c)(3)(B), as those statutes are unconstitutionally vague, citing Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U.S. (2018). In addition, the second paragraph of § 2113(a) renders the statute categorically broader than the term “crime of violence, ” citing Mathis v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016).
(3) The firearm charge under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and (C)(i) is invalid because there was no proof that anyone's life was in jeopardy and Mr. Norman did not put anyone in harm's way.
(4) The two-level enhancement for fleeing and eluding law enforcement is invalid because fleeing and eluding are not crimes of violence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Fleeing and eluding are not enumerated offenses, and ...