United States of America v. Jermaine Jerrell Sims, a/k/a Jus, a/k/a Justice

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-6036
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
JERMAINE JERRELL SIMS, a/k/a Jus, a/k/a
Justice,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District
Judge. (CR-98-45, CA-01-547)
Submitted: March 6, 2003 Decided: March 17, 2003
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jermaine Jerrell Sims, Appellant Pro Se. Kenneth E. Melson, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia; Nicholas
Stephan Altimari, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond,
Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Jermaine Jerrell Sims seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
(2000). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude
that Sims has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right. Miller-El v. Cockrell, U.S. , 2003 WL
431659, at *10 (U.S. Feb. 25, 2003) (No. 01-7662). 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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