United States v. Stevenson
United States v. Stevenson
Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
Lee Ronald Stevenson seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2009) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2006). A certificate of ap-pealability will not issue absent “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2006).
DISMISSED.
Stevenson’s claim that his attorney was ineffective in failing to challenge the validity of the predicate state conviction underlying his federal conviction was neither procedurally barred nor procedurally defaulted, but we conclude that it is without merit.
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