United States v. Pinkett ( 1997 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-7620
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
ROWAN G. PINKETT,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Albert V. Bryan, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (CR-95-487-A, CA-96-1386-AM)
Submitted: March 18, 1997 Decided: April 22, 1997
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Rowan G. Pinkett, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Clifford Chesnut, As-
sistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying
his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994), amended by Antiter-
rorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-
132, 110 Stat. 1214. We have reviewed the record and the district
court's opinion and find no reversible error.* Accordingly, we
deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the
reasoning of the district court. United States v. Pinkett, Nos.
CR-95-487-A; CA-96-1386-AM (E.D. Va. Oct. 3, 1996). We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are ade-
quately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
*
Although not expressly addressed by the district judge, Ap-
pellant's claim that he was misadvised by counsel as to the maximum
possible sentence is belied by the plea agreement.
2