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United States v. Kendall

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Feb 11, 2021
No. 18-60661 (5th Cir. Feb. 11, 2021)

Opinion

No. 18-60661

02-11-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. MICHAEL ROBBIE KENDALL, Defendant—Appellant.


Summary Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:18-CV-105 Before WEINER, SOUTHWICK, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Pursuant to 5TH CIRCUIT RULE 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIRCUIT RULE 47.5.4.

Michael Robbie Kendall, federal prisoner # 11097-042, was convicted of (1) first-degree murder within a special territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 7 and 1111, and (2) use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and (j)(1). He filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, which the district court dismissed as time barred and alternatively denied on the merits.

On appeal, Kendall asserts that his § 2255 motion was timely under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(3) based on the Supreme Court deciding United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019), while his motion for a certificate of appealability was pending. He also asserts that his conviction and sentence under § 924(c) are unconstitutional in light of Davis because the predicate offense of first-degree murder, in violation of § 1111, no longer qualifies as a crime of violence under § 924(c)(3).

We need not reach the timeliness issue because Kendall is not entitled to relief on the merits. In United States v. Smith, 957 F.3d 590 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 2020 WL 6551848 (U.S. Nov. 9, 2020) (No. 20-5871), we concluded that "attempted murder invariably requires the actual, attempted, or threatened use of physical force." Accordingly, it follows that Kendall's first-degree murder conviction necessarily qualifies as a crime of violence under § 924(c)(3)(A). See id. at 596.

Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Kendall

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Feb 11, 2021
No. 18-60661 (5th Cir. Feb. 11, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Kendall

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. MICHAEL ROBBIE KENDALL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 11, 2021

Citations

No. 18-60661 (5th Cir. Feb. 11, 2021)

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