United States v. Sandoval

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY *

Terrence L. O’Brien, Circuit Judge

Jonathan Sandoval is a federal prisoner who seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See 28 U.S.C. § 2258(c)(1)(B) (requiring a COA to appeal the denial of a § 2255 motion). After he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the district court sentenced him to 15 years in prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), see id. § 924(e)(1), based on at least three prior convictions in New Mexico for residential…