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United States v. Johnson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 30, 2021
No. 19-6048 (4th Cir. Apr. 30, 2021)

Opinion

No. 19-6048

04-30-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES LARRY JOHNSON, Defendant - Appellant.

James Larry Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Graham C. Mullen, Senior District Judge. (3:95-cr-00020-GCM-2; 3:16-cv-00464-GCM) Before KEENAN, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Larry Johnson, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

James Larry Johnson seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. See Whiteside v. United States, 775 F.3d 180, 182-83 (4th Cir. 2014) (en banc) (explaining that § 2255 motions are subject to one-year statute of limitations, running from latest of four commencement dates enumerated in 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)). The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B). A certificate of appealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). When, as here, the district court denies relief on procedural grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable and that the motion states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. 134, 140-41 (2012) (citing Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)).

We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Johnson has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED


Summaries of

United States v. Johnson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 30, 2021
No. 19-6048 (4th Cir. Apr. 30, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Johnson

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES LARRY JOHNSON…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 30, 2021

Citations

No. 19-6048 (4th Cir. Apr. 30, 2021)