United States v. Eddie Wiese, Jr.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

We granted Eddie Ray Wiese, Jr. a certificate of appealability on his successive habeas corpus motion. He argues that his sentence should not have been enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"). Because Wiese had not established a jurisdictional predicate for his successive habeas motion at the district court level, we VACATE the district *722 court's judgment and DISMISS Wiese's motion for lack of jurisdiction.

I. Background

In 2003, Wiese was charged under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2) with being a felon in possession of a firearm following a 1988 Texas…