UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-6301

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus

TINA LOUISE PEELE, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., District Judge. (CR-00-119, CA-01-964-2)

Submitted: May 15, 2003 Decided: May 22, 2003

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

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Tina Louise Peele, Appellant Pro Se. Raymond Edward Patricco, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Tina Louise Peele seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on her motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Peele has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.

See Miller-El v. Cockrell, U.S. , 123 S. Ct. 1029 (2003).

Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(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