UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6617

DEXTER DRAKE COFFIN, III,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Depart- ment of Corrections,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge. (CA-96-8)

Submitted: November 26, 1996 Decided: January 24, 1997

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Dexter Drake Coffin, III, Appellant Pro Se. Linwood Theodore Wells, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying

relief on his

(1988) petition. We have reviewed

the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible

error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district

court. Coffin v. Angelone, No. CA-96-8 (E.D. Va. Apr. 10, 1996). Additionally, we deny Appellant's motions for: 1) a stay of his

state court conviction; 2) bail pending his appeal; 3) an expedited

appeal; and 4) oral argument. We dispense with oral argument be- cause the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in

the materials before the court and argument would not aid the deci-

sional process.

AFFIRMED

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