Allen v. North Carolina , 55 F. App'x 155 ( 2003 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7519
MAURICE ALEXANDER ALLEN,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District
Judge. (CA-01-727-5-H)
Submitted: January 16, 2003 Decided: January 24, 2003
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Maurice Alexander Allen, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Wallace-Smith,
Assistant Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Maurice Alexander Allen seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(2000). We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons
stated by the district court that Allen has not made a substantial
showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See Allen v. North
Carolina, No. CA-01-727-5-H (E.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2002). Accordingly,
we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. See
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (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
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