Alfred Drakeford, Sr. v. George N. Martin, III Attorney General of the State of South Carolina

37 F.3d 1493, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 34833, 1994 WL 580197

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: October 24, 1994
• Docket: 94-6017
• Status: Published

Opinion

37 F.3d 1493
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

Alfred DRAKEFORD, Sr., Petitioner Appellant,
v.
George N. MARTIN, III; Attorney General of the State of
South Carolina, Respondents Appellees.

No. 94-6017.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Sept. 26, 1994
Decided Oct. 24, 1994.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Solomon Blatt, Jr., Senior District Judge. (CA-91-1143-3-8BD)

Alfred Drakeford, Sr., appellant pro se.

Donald John Zelenka, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Columbia, S.C..

D.S.C.

DISMISSED.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 (1988) petition. Our review of the record and the district court's opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge discloses that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Drakeford v. Martin, No. CA-91-1143-3-8BD (D.S.C. Nov. 29, 1993). 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