Arthur L. Stephenson v. MARTHA A. WANNAMAKER, Warden

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-7046
ARTHUR L. STEPHENSON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
MARTHA A. WANNAMAKER, Warden; CHARLES M.
CONDON, Attorney General,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia. Terry L. Wooten, District Judge.
(CA-00-1266-3-25BC)
Submitted: September 5, 2002 Decided: September 11, 2002
Before MOTZ, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Arthur L. Stephenson, Appellant Pro Se. William Edgar Salter, III,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, South
Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Arthur L. Stephenson seeks to appeal the district court’s
judgment denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254 (2000). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s
opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and
conclude on the reasoning of the district court that Stephenson has
not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right. See Stephenson v. Wannamaker, No. CA-00-1266-3-25BC (D.S.C.
July 8, 2002). 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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