United States v. Johnny Miller

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States v. Johnny Miller

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-6949

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

v.

JOHNNY BERNARD MILLER, a/k/a Bernard Miller.

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Senior District Judge. (3:92-cr-00101-GCM-1)

Submitted: November 15, 2011 Decided: November 18, 2011

Before NIEMEYER and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Johnny Bernard Miller, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Tullidge Cullen, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Johnny Bernard Miller appeals from the district

court’s text orders denying his motions for relief from his

criminal judgment and appointment of counsel. Miller asserted

he was actually innocent of his criminal charges. However,

neither the federal statutes nor the Rules of Criminal and

Appellate Procedure provide for a motion to reopen or a motion

for reconsideration in a criminal case. Miller must seek relief

under

28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2241

, 2255 (West Supp. 2011). See United

States v. Breit,

754 F.2d 526, 530-31

(4th Cir. 1985).

Accordingly, we affirm the orders of the district court. 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.

AFFIRMED

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