Alexander Faulkner v. United States

GRASZ, Circuit Judge.

Alexander Faulkner appeals the district court's 1 denial of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , arguing his prior conviction for Indiana burglary did not justify a sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA"). We affirm.

I. Background

Faulkner was convicted in 2015 of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(e)(1). The district court imposed an enhanced sentence of 280 months of imprisonment after finding Faulkner had previously been convicted of four qualifying…