Case Name: Steven S. COWAN, Movant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-17
Citations: 698 F. App'x 855
Docket Number: No. 16-3085
Parties: Steven S. COWAN, Movant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before COLLOTON, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 698
Pages: 855–856

Head Matter:
Steven S. COWAN, Movant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 16-3085
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: October 12, 2017
Filed: October 17, 2017
Laine Cardarella, Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.
Bruce E. Clark, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for appellee.
Before COLLOTON, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Federal prisoner Steven Cowan, who pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, appeals the district court's order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion that challenged his sentence under Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015) (invalidating residual clause of Armed Career Criminal Act as unconstitutionally vague); Cowan specifically challenged his in creased base offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1. Upon de novo review, we find that the district court properly denied relief, because Cowan's sentence was calculated under the advisory Guidelines, which are not subject to void-for-vagueness challenges. See Beckles v. United States, 580 U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 886, 895, 197 L.Ed.2d 145 (2017). Accordingly, we affirm. We also grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
. The Honorable Greg Kays, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.