In re: John West

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-7771
In Re: JOHN WEST,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Coram Nobis. (CR-93-89)
Submitted: February 8, 2001 Decided: February 15, 2001
Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John West, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
John West petitions this court for a writ of error coram
nobis, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (1994), seeking to invalidate his Vir-
ginia conviction for grand larceny. To the extent that West seeks
review of the Virginia Supreme Court’s denial of his state petition
for a writ of mandamus, we do not possess jurisdiction to review
that court’s decision. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291-1296 (1994). Further-
more, this court lacks jurisdiction under § 1651(a) to alter the
judgment of the Virginia Supreme Court. Sinclair v. Louisiana, 679
F.2d 513, 514-15 (5th Cir. 1982). Accordingly, we deny West’s pe-
tition and West’s petition to proceed in forma pauperis. 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.
PETITION DENIED

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