UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6741
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
FREDDIE JONES, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief
District Judge. (CR-96-79)
Submitted: July 19, 2002 Decided: July 29, 2002
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Freddie Jones, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Robert Edward Skiver,
Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Freddie Jones, Jr., after unsuccessfully pursuing direct and
collateral relief, now relies on 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (1994) to appeal
his sentence and challenge the assistance of his counsel. Jones’
reliance on 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (1994) is misplaced; this statute
provides a defendant may directly appeal his sentence, but it
provides no mechanism through which he may reopen a direct appeal,
or move successively for collateral review. Accordingly, we dismiss
the appeal. 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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