PAKALA v. U.S.

No. 15-1799.

804 F.3d 139 (2015)

John PAKALA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 20, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Pakala, Pro Se.

Sandra S. Bower , Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Carmen M. Ortiz , U.S. Attorney, for Respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner John Pakala, who is serving a 235-month sentence as an armed career criminal under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) ("ACCA"), seeks certification to file in district court a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. See § 2255(h). He relies upon the United States Supreme...

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