UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-7185

TERRY ALLEN ALSTON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections,

Respondent - Appellee.

No. 98-7458

TERRY ALLEN ALSTON,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca B. Smith, District Judge. (CA-97-699-2, CA-97-1027-2) Submitted: January 7, 1999 Decided: January 19, 1999

Before WIDENER, MURNAGHAN, and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Terry Allen Alston, Appellant Pro Se. John H. McLees, Jr., OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

2 PER CURIAM:

Terry Allen Alston appeals the district court’s orders denying

relief on his petitions filed under

(West 1994

& Supp. 1998). We have reviewed the record and the district

court’s opinions accepting the reports and recommendations of the

magistrate judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we

deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeals on the

reasoning of the district court. See Alston v. Angelone, Nos. CA-

97-699-2; CA-97-1027-2 (E.D. Va. July 28 & Sept. 23, 1998). 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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