Lonnie McDonovan Gholson v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections , 97 F.3d 1447 ( 1996 )

97 F.3d 1447

NOTICE: Fourth Circuit Local Rule 36(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.
Lonnie McDonovan GHOLSON, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director of the Virginia Department of
Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 96-6798.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Sept. 5, 1996.
Submitted Aug. 22, 1996.
Decided Sept. 5, 1996.

Lonnie McDonovan Gholson, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before HALL, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988), amended by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. 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 certificate of probable cause; to the extent that a certificate of appealability is required, we deny such a certificate and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Gholson v. Angelone, No. CA-94-909-N (E.D.Va. Apr. 18, 1996). 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