Jackson v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION EARL JACKSON, ) ) Movant, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 4:18-cv-00368-DGK ) Crim. No. 4:11-cr-00149-DGK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DENYING MOTION TO VACATE SENTENCE Before the Court is Movant Earl Jackson’s pro se motion (Doc. 1) to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 42 U.S.C. § 2255. He argues that his prior convictions no longer qualify him as an armed career criminal under recent Supreme Court precedent. Because the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected his argument,…