UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6564
BERNARD A. WILLIAMS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith, District Judge.
(CA-01-248-2)
Submitted: August 9, 2002 Decided: August 30, 2002
Before WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Judge Williams wrote
a concurring opinion.
Bernard A. Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Stephen R. McCullough,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Bernard A. Williams appeals the district court’s order denying
relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (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
Williams v. Angelone, No. CA-01-248-2 (E.D. Va. filed Mar. 11,
2002, entered Mar. 12, 2002). 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
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge, concurring:
Having reviewed the record and applicable law, I believe that
Williams has failed to make a “substantial showing of the
deprivation of a constitutional right.” 22 U.S.C.A. § 2253(c).
Accordingly, I concur in the denial of a certificate of
appealability and dismissal of the appeal.
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