UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-6644
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
LEVY SAMUEL STEPHEN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Senior
District Judge. (CR-96-197-5-01-F, CA-99-397-5-F)
Submitted: September 8, 2003 Decided: September 25, 2003
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Levy Samuel Stephen, Appellant Pro Se. Anne Margaret Hayes,
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Levy Samuel Stephen seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000).
We vacated and remanded a previous order, finding the district
court erred by summarily denying Stephen’s claim that he received
ineffective assistance of counsel. Upon remand, the district court
held an evidentiary hearing and again denied relief. We have
independently reviewed the record and conclude that Stephen has not
made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, , 123 S. Ct. 1029, 1040
(2003). 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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