William McArthur Wellons v. Director, Department of Corrections Attorney General of Virginia

865 F.2d 1261, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 18636, 1988 WL 142981

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 27, 1988
• Docket: 88-6769
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

865 F.2d 1261
Unpublished Disposition

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William McArthur WELLONS, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Attorney General of
Virginia, Respondents-Appellees.

No. 88-6769.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: Nov. 3, 1988.
Decided: Dec. 27, 1988.

William McArthur Wellons, appellant pro se.

Linwood Theodore Wells, Jr. (Office of the Attorney General of Virginia), for appellees.

Before MURNAGHAN and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

William McArthur Wellons seeks to appeal the district court's order refusing habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254. Our review of the record and the district court's opinion 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. Wellons v. Director, Department of Corrections, C/A No. 88-347-R (E.D.Va. Aug. 17, 1988). 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.