UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-6935

DANNY ALLEN,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

LLOYD L. WATERS; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, District Judge. (CA-96-1567-WMN)

Submitted: February 28, 1997 Decided: October 28, 1997

Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Danny Allen, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Danny Allen seeks to appeal the district court's order dis-

missing his petition filed under

(1994), amended by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996,

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.

Allen v. Waters, No. CA-96-1567-WMN (D. Md. May 17, 1996). We dis-

pense 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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