UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7089

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

ARNOLD SNIPES,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CR-00-522, CA-02-487-2)

Submitted: November 7, 2002 Decided: November 13, 2002

Before WILKINS and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Arnold Snipes, Appellant Pro Se. Nancy Chastain Wicker, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Arnold Snipes seeks to appeal the district court’s order

denying relief on his motion filed under

(2000).

We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by

the district court that Snipes has not made a substantial showing

of the denial of a constitutional right. See United States v.

Snipes, Nos. CR-00-522; CA-02-487-2 (D.S.C. June 19, 2002).

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the

appeal. See

(c) (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

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