No. 18-7252

Eddie Ray Wiese, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act federal-prisoner fifth-circuit johnson-claim residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation successive-motion
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a federal prisoner demonstrates that the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause was the only lawful substantive basis to enhance his sentence, but fails to show as a historical matter that the sentencing judge relied on the residual clause, does he satisfy the requirements for a successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)(2)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a federal prisoner demonstrates that the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause was the only lawful substantive basis to enhance his sentence, but fails to show as a historical matter that the sentencing judge relied on the residual clause, does he satisfy the requirements for a successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)(2)?

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-06
Memorandum of respondent United States of America filed.
2018-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Eddie Ray Wiese, Jr.
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender for the Western District o, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent