UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-6824
CLIFTON MILES SUTTON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of Department of
Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T. S. Ellis III, District
Judge. (CA-01-867-AM)
Submitted: September 19, 2002 Decided: September 27, 2002
Before WILKINS, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Clifton Miles Sutton, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Drummond Bagwell,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Clifton Miles Sutton 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 the district court’s
opinion and conclude on the reasoning of the district court that
Sutton has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right. See Sutton v. Angelone, No. CA-01-867-AM
(E.D. Va. Apr. 30, 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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