U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997

Joseph E. Louis v. Earl D. Beshears, Warden Attorney General of the State of Maryland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided February 27, 1997

107 F.3d 866; 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 7481; 1997 WL 85992 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Opinion

107 F.3d 866

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Joseph E. LOUIS, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Earl D. BESHEARS, Warden; Attorney General of the State of
Maryland, Respondents-Appellees.

No. 96-7793.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Feb. 13, 1997.
Decided Feb. 27, 1997.

Joseph E. Louis, Appellant Pro Se.

John Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, Ann Norman Bosse, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, MD, for Appellees.

Before WIDENER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1994), 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 and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Louis v. Beshears, No. CA-96-1426-JFM (D.Md. Sept. 30, 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

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