United States of America v. Carl Blaise

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-6431
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CARL BLAISE,
Defendant – Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior
District Judge. (1:01-cr-00371-CMH-1)
Submitted: July 23, 2015 Decided: August 11, 2015
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Carl Blaise, Appellant Pro Se. Dennis Michael Kennedy,
Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Carl Blaise seeks to appeal his sentence. In criminal
cases, the defendant must file the notice of appeal within
fourteen days after the entry of judgment.* Fed. R. App. P.
4(b)(1)(A). With or without a motion, upon a showing of
excusable neglect or good cause, the district court may grant an
extension of up to thirty days to file a notice of appeal. Fed.
R. App. P. 4(b)(4); United States v. Reyes, 759 F.2d 351, 353
(4th Cir. 1985). The district court entered judgment on
September 16, 2006. The notice of appeal was filed on March 16,
2015. Because Blaise failed to file a timely notice of appeal
or to obtain an extension of the appeal period, we dismiss the
appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before this court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
* When Blaise’s criminal judgment was entered the appeal
period was ten days.

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