Robert Leon Keith v. French, 143 F.3d 865 4th Cir. 1998 , cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1090 1999 , in denying…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6900
ROBERT LEON KEITH,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. Dennis W. Shedd, District Judge.
(CA-99-808-9-19RB)
Submitted: November 30, 2000 Decided: December 6, 2000
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Leon Keith, Appellant Pro Se. Derrick K. McFarland, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, South Caro-
lina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
Local Rule 36(c).

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* Although the district court relied in part upon Green v.
French, 143 F.3d 865 (4th Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1090
(1999), in denying Keith’s § 2254 petition, the denial of relief
also was correct under the standards announced in Williams v.
Taylor, 529 U.S. 362 (2000).
2
PER CURIAM:
Robert Leon Keith seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West
1994 & Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate
judge and find no reversible error. * Accordingly, we deny a cer-
tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning
of the district court. Keith v. South Carolina, No. CA-99-808-9-
19RB (D.S.C. June 9, 2000). We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma-
terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED

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