Travis Beckles v. United States

Travis Beckles, a federal prisoner serving a 216-month sentence for possessing a sawed-off shotgun as a convicted felon, appeals the denial of his counseled 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. In his § 2255 motion, Beckles claimed that he was improperly sentenced as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 because his conviction for possession of a sawed-off shotgun was not a “crime of violence.” The district court ultimately denied the claim, citing our decision in United States v. Hall, 714 F.3d 1270 (11th Cir.2013).

On appeal, Beckles acknowledges that Hall forecloses his claim,…