                             UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                             No. 00-6559



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


MICHAEL RAY SMITH, JR., a/k/a Red, a/k/a Black
Mike,

                                            Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Harrisonburg. Samuel G. Wilson, Chief Dis-
trict Judge. (CR-97-3006, CA-99-465-7)


Submitted:   July 13, 2000                 Decided:    July 24, 2000


Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Michael Ray Smith, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Ray B. Fitzgerald, Jr.,
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:

     Michael Ray Smith, Jr., appeals the district court’s order

denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West

Supp. 2000).   We have reviewed the record and the district court’s

opinion and find no reversible error.   Accordingly, we deny a cer-

tificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning

of the district court.    See United States v. Smith, Nos. CR-97-

3006; CA-99-465-7 (W.D. Va. Mar. 17, 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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