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United States v. Rush

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Nov 20, 2020
No. 19-2892 (8th Cir. Nov. 20, 2020)

Opinion

No. 19-2892

11-20-2020

United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Terrance Dion Rush Defendant - Appellant


Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids [Unpublished] Before ERICKSON, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Terrence Rush appeals after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense and to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the district court imposed sentence. He contends that there was insufficient evidence supporting his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He also challenges his sentence and asserts that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. --------

We conclude that there was a sufficient factual basis for Rush's guilty plea to the felon-in-possession charge. See United States v. Christenson, 653 F.3d 697, 700 (8th Cir. 2011) (reviewing challenge to unobjected-to factual basis for guilty plea for plain error); United States v. Garcia-Hernandez, 803 F.3d 994, 997 (8th Cir. 2015) (mens rea requirement does not apply to interstate-commerce element of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)); see also Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191, 2196 (2019) (presumption in favor of scienter requirement does not apply to jurisdictional elements). In addition, we find no merit to Rush's sentencing challenge, and we decline to address any claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in this direct appeal. See United States v. Hernandez, 281 F.3d 746, 749 (8th Cir. 2002) (in general, ineffective-assistance claim is not cognizable on direct appeal; such claim is properly raised in 28 U.S.C. § 2255 action). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.


Summaries of

United States v. Rush

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Nov 20, 2020
No. 19-2892 (8th Cir. Nov. 20, 2020)
Case details for

United States v. Rush

Case Details

Full title:United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Terrance Dion Rush…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Nov 20, 2020

Citations

No. 19-2892 (8th Cir. Nov. 20, 2020)