UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-6541
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
ROBERT J. MERRITT,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge. (CR-
95-167-S, CA-97-3672-S, CA-98-321-S)
Submitted: October 8, 1998 Decided: October 26, 1998
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert J. Merritt, Appellant Pro Se. Kathleen O’Connell Gavin,
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying
his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998).
We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of ap-
pealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. United States v. Merritt, Nos. CR-95-167-S; CA-97-3672-S;
CA-98-321-S (D. Md. Nov. 4, 1997; Feb. 3, 1998). To the extent Ap-
pellant seeks to raise issues on appeal which were not properly
presented to the district court for determination, we decline to
consider those issues. We deny Appellant’s motion for expedited
treatment and for oral argument. 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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