William Leroy Sanders v. United States of America

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-3009
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William Leroy Sanders
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant
v.
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: September 25, 2020
Filed: October 5, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
William Leroy Sanders appeals after the district court1 denied his 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255 motion, and granted a certificate of appealability on his claim that his sentence
1The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.

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under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), is invalid in light
of Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591, 606 (2015) (invalidating residual clause
of ACCA as unconstitutionally vague). Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291,
this court affirms.
This court concludes Sanders did not meet his burden to show by a
preponderance of the evidence that the residual clause led the sentencing court to
apply the ACCA enhancement. See Dembry v. United States, 914 F.3d 1185, 1187
(8th Cir. 2019) (standard of review); Golinveaux v. United States, 915 F.3d 564, 567-
68 (8th Cir. 2019) (movant bringing Johnson claim must show by preponderance of
evidence that residual clause led sentencing court to apply ACCA enhancement).
The judgment is affirmed.
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