Earl James Watson v. Charles Hill, Superintendent, Odom Correctional Institute, 110 F.3d 62, 4th Cir. (1997)
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NOTICE: Fourth Circuit Local Rule 36(c) states that citation
of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing
res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires
service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth
Circuit.
Earl James WATSON, Petitioner--Appellant,
v.
Charles HILL, Superintendent, Odom Correctional Institute,
Respondent--Appellee.
No. 96-7228.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted March 27, 1996.
Decided April 2, 1997.
John William Crone, III, GAITHER, GORHAM & CRONE, Hickory,
North Carolina, for Appellant.
Clarence Joe DelForge, III, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF NORTH CAROLINA, for Appellee.
Before RUSSELL, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition
filed under 28 U.S.C. 2254 (1994), amended by Antiterrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. We have
reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on
the reasoning of the district court. Watson v. Hill, No. CA-94-14-5-V
(W.D.N.C. July 12, 1996). 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
