UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-7500

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

AKIN AKINKOYE,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge. (CR- 97-151-PJM)

Submitted: December 19, 2002 Decided: January 6, 2003

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

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Akin Akinkoye, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Michael Dettelbach, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Akin Akinkoye 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 Akinkoye has not made a substantial showing

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

Akinkoye, No. CR-97-151-PJM (D. Md. Aug. 15, 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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