John West petitions this court for a writ of error coram nobis, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (1994), seeking to invalidate his Virginia conviction for grand larceny. To the extent that West seeks review of the Virginia Supreme Court’s denial of his state petition for a writ of mandamus, we do not possess jurisdiction to review that court’s decision. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291-1296 (1994). Furthermore, this court lacks jurisdiction under § 1651(a) to alter the judgment of the Virginia Supreme Court. Sinclair v. Louisiana, 679 F.2d 513, 514-15 (5th Cir. 1982). Accordingly, we deny West’s petition and West’s petition to proceed in forma pauperis. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal *136 contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED.