Opinion
05-cr-00567-JSW-1
08-02-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. SHAUN ROBERTS, Defendant.
ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL RE: DKT. NO. 237
JEFFREY S. WHITE, United States District Judge.
Defendant was convicted of two counts of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. sections 2113(a) and (d). Those convictions formed the predicate offenses for his Section 924(c) convictions. (See, e.g., Dkt. No. 75 (Verdict Form), Dkt. No. 92 (Judgment).) On July 25, 2022, Defendant filed a pro se motion asking the Court to appoint counsel on his behalf to pursue postconviction relief based on United States v. Taylor, in which the Supreme Court held attempted Hobbs Act robbery was not a crime of violence for purposes of Section 924(c), under the elements clause. __ U.S. __, 142 S.Ct. 2015, 2020 (2022). The Court concludes Defendant has not shown that appointment of counsel is warranted and DENIES his request.
IT IS SO ORDERED.