United States v. Avery Jeter

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7701
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
AVERY DEMOND JETER,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Spartanburg. Bruce H. Hendricks, District Judge. (7:07-cr-00695-BHH-1)
Submitted: March 23, 2021 Decided: March 29, 2021
Before THACKER, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Avery Demond Jeter, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Avery Demond Jeter appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for
appointment of counsel to determine whether he was entitled to postconviction relief
pursuant to United States v. Lockhart, 947 F.3d 187 (4th Cir. 2020), and United States v.
Gary, 954 F.3d 194 (4th Cir. 2020), cert. granted, __ S. Ct. __, No. 20-444, 2021 WL
77245 (U.S. Jan. 8, 2021). Because Jeter had not filed a postconviction motion in the
district court, there was no pending action in which to appoint counsel to represent Jeter.
Accordingly, we affirm. United States v. Jeter, No. 7:07-cr-00695-BHH-1 (D.S.C. Oct.
20, 2020). We deny Jeter’s motion for appointment of counsel and dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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