                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 00-6961



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


JOHNNY MACK BROWN,

                                            Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, District Judge.
(CR-94-27, CA-99-346-7)


Submitted:   November 21, 2002         Decided:     November 27, 2002


Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Ellen Bowyer, TROUTMAN SANDERS, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia, for
Appellant.   Jean Barrett Hudson, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Johnny M. Brown seeks to appeal the district court’s order

denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000).

We have reviewed the record and conclude for the reasons stated by

the district court that Brown has not made a substantial showing of

the denial of a constitutional right.      See United States v. Brown,

Nos. CR-94-27; CA-99-346-7 (W.D. Va. June 16, 2000).        Accordingly,

we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. See

28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (2000). 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




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