United States v. Blow , 157 F. App'x 617 ( 2005 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 05-7181
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    versus
    ANTONIO CHARLES BLOW,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Norfolk.   Robert G. Doumar, Senior
    District Judge. (CR-88-100)
    Submitted:   November 16, 2005            Decided:   December 7, 2005
    Before MOTZ and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
    Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Antonio Charles Blow, Appellant Pro Se. Charles Dee Griffith, Jr.,
    OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for
    Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Antonio Charles Blow, a federal prisoner, seeks to appeal
    the district court’s order denying relief on his motion filed under
    
    28 U.S.C. § 2255
     (2000).      An appeal may not be taken from the final
    order in a § 2255 proceeding unless a circuit justice or judge
    issues a certificate of appealability.                
    28 U.S.C. § 2253
    (c)(1)
    (2000).     A certificate of appealability will not issue for claims
    addressed by a district court absent “a substantial showing of the
    denial of a constitutional right.”         
    28 U.S.C. § 2253
    (c)(2) (2000).
    A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable
    jurists would find both that the district court’s assessment of his
    constitutional     claims    is   debatable      or    wrong   and   that    any
    dispositive procedural rulings by the district court are also
    debatable or wrong.     See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 
    537 U.S. 322
    , 336-
    38 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 
    529 U.S. 473
    , 484 (2000); Rose v.
    Lee, 
    252 F.3d 676
    , 683 (4th Cir. 2001).                We have independently
    reviewed the record and conclude that Blow has not made the
    requisite    showing.       Accordingly,    we    deny    a    certificate   of
    appealability and dismiss the appeal.                 We dispense with oral
    argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
    presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
    aid the decisional process.
    DISMISSED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 05-7181

Citation Numbers: 157 F. App'x 617

Filed Date: 12/7/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/31/2014