United States v. Harrison

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: January 3, 2006
• Docket: 05-7339
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-7339

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

DARROL J. HARRISON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CR-92-446; CA-05-648)

Submitted: December 22, 2005 Decided: January 3, 2006

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Darrol J. Harrison, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Hayden Bickerton, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Darrol J. Harrison, a federal prisoner, filed a petition

under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000), raising a claim under United

States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). Though the district court

construed the § 2241 petition as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255

(2000), Harrison clearly intended to file a § 2241 petition.

Harrison argues on appeal that § 2255 is inadequate and ineffective

to test the legality of his detention, contending that his Booker

claim should be considered in the context of his § 2241 petition.

Because Harrison does not meet the standard under In re Jones, 226

F.3d 328, 333-34 (4th Cir. 2000), we affirm the denial of relief.

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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