United States v. Soffos ( 1996 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-6734
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
PHILLIP JAMES SOFFOS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge. (CR-
91-320-S, CA-96-1243-S)
Submitted: October 8, 1996 Decided: December 17, 1996
Before HALL, MURNAGHAN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Phillip James Soffos, Appellant Pro Se. John Francis Purcell, Jr.,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Phillip James Soffos seeks to appeal the district court's
order denying relief on his motion brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(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. United
States v. Soffos, Nos. CR-91-320-S; CA-96-1243-S (D. Md. Apr. 26,
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
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