Pearson v. State of North Carl ( 1996 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 96-6572
    RICHARD N. PEARSON,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; RICK JACKSON,
    Respondents - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
    trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Chief District
    Judge. (CA-94-896-5-F)
    Submitted:   November 21, 1996            Decided:   December 3, 1996
    Before HALL, WILKINS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Richard N. Pearson, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III,
    OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North
    Carolina, for Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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
    relief on his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C. § 2254
     (1994), amended
    by Antiterrorism 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. Pearson v. North Carolina,
    No. CA-94-896-5-F (E.D.N.C. Apr. 8, 1996). 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
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 96-6572

Filed Date: 12/3/1996

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021