Seward v. Angelone ( 2000 )


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  •                             UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 00-7238
    GENE W. SEWARD,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    RONALD ANGELONE,    Director,    Department   of
    Corrections,
    Respondent - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
    trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Robert G. Doumar, Senior District
    Judge. (CA-99-2129-2)
    Submitted:   December 14, 2000          Decided:    December 20, 2000
    Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Gene W. Seward, Appellant Pro Se. Linwood Theodore Wells, Jr.,
    Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
    PER CURIAM:
    Gene W. Seward appeals the district court’s order denying
    relief on his petition filed under 
    28 U.S.C.A. § 2254
     (West 1994 &
    Supp. 2000).   We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
    opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
    find no reversible error.   Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
    appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the
    district court. See Seward v. Angelone, No. CA-99-2129-2 (E.D. Va.
    Aug. 4, 2000).*   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
    *
    We note Seward’s contention on appeal that he has been im-
    properly denied parole eligibility for a criminal conviction
    preceding his third felony conviction. Because this contention is
    improperly raised for the first time on appeal, we decline to
    address it. See Muth v. United States, 
    1 F.3d 246
    , 250 (4th Cir.
    1993).
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 00-7238

Filed Date: 12/20/2000

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/30/2014