DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
SHEVAUN E. BROWNE, 
              Defendants. 
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Crim. No. 2012-02 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Joycelyn Hewlett, Acting United States Attorney 
David White, AUSA 
United States Attorney’s Office 
St. Thomas, VI 
For the United States, 
 
Shevaun E. Browne 
 
Pro se. 
ORDER 
 
GÓMEZ, J. 
 
 
Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of 
Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller regarding the motion of Shevaun E. 
Browne to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 
U.S.C. § 2255. 
 
On January 11, 2011, Merchants Commercial Bank in St. John, 
United States Virgin Islands was robbed. On January 19, 2012, 
the Grand Jury indicted Kadeem Thomas (“Thomas”), Keven Fessale 
(“Fessale”), and Shevaun Browne (“Browne”) for various crimes 
related to the robbery. The Indictment consisted of four counts. 
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Count I alleged Hobbs Act Conspiracy. Count II alleged Bank 
Robbery. Counts III and IV alleged Possession of a Firearm 
During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. Browne was charged 
with Counts I and II of the indictment.   
 
A jury trial in this matter commenced on March 26, 2012. On 
March 28, 2012, the jury convicted Thomas, Fessale, and Browne 
on all counts.  
 
On August 7, 2012, a sentencing hearing was held in this 
matter. At the end of the hearing, the Court sentenced Browne to 
a term of 165 months.  
 
Browne appealed. The Third Circuit affirmed Browne’s 
conviction in a May 24, 2013, opinion.   
 
On June 6, 2014, Browne filed a motion pursuant to 28 
U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the 
“motion”). In the motion, Browne raises eleven grounds for post-
conviction relief. 
 
The Court referred the motion to the Magistrate Judge for a 
report and recommendation. The Magistrate Judge recommends that 
the motion be denied.  
 
Having examined the record and applying a de novo standard 
of review, the Court will adopt the Magistrate Judge’s 
recommendation. The premises considered, it is hereby 
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ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the 
Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Browne’s motion to vacate is DENIED. 
 
 
 
 
 
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   CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
   District Judge     
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