Cason v. Smith

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-6864
GREGORY A. CASON, a/k/a George Cason,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
SEWALL SMITH, Warden; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, District Judge.
(CA-97-1263-WMN)
Submitted: October 27, 1998 Decided: November 10, 1998
Before MURNAGHAN, WILKINS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Gregory A. Cason, Appellant Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr., At-
torney General, David Jonathan Taube, Assistant Attorney General,
Ann Norman Bosse, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND,
Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the district court’s order denying relief on
his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.
1998). 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 dis-
trict court. Cason v. Smith, No. CA-97-1263-WMN (D. Md. June 4,
1998). 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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