UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-6279

JOHN A. FREEMAN, II, Petitioner - Appellant, versus

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; RON ANGELONE, Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Samuel G. Wilson, Chief District Judge. (CA-00-8)

Submitted: June 30, 2000 Decided: September 12, 2000

Before MURNAGHAN* and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John A. Freeman, II, Appellant Pro Se.

* Judge Murnaghan participated in the consideration of this case but died prior to the time the decision was filed. The decision is filed by a quorum of the panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: John A. Freeman, II, seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A.

§ 2254 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000) and denying reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinions and orders and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a cer- tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. See Freeman v. Virginia, No. CA-00-8 (W.D.

Va. Jan. 6 & 28, 2000; Feb. 22, 2000). 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