UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7426
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
ALVIN E. LOWERY, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, Senior District
Judge. (CR-97-411-WMN, CA-00-2454-WMN)
Submitted: January 16, 2003 Decided: January 23, 2003
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Alvin E. Lowery, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Christine Manuelian, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Alvin E. Lowery, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
(2000). We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons
stated by the district court that Lowery has not made a substantial
showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See United States
v. Lowery, Nos. CR-97-411-WMN; CA-00-2454-WMN (D. Md. filed
July 17, 2002; entered July 18, 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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