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U.S. v. Hughes

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 20, 2007
258 F. App'x 558 (4th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

Nos. 07-4699, 07-7173.

Submitted: November 30, 2007.

Decided: December 20, 2007.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, Chief District Judge. (3:00-cr-00004-JRS; 3:05-CV-00800-JRS).

Bobby Samuel Hughes, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Michael Cornell Wallace, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Bobby Samuel Hughes, Jr. seeks to appeal the district court's orders dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion and denying his motions for a certificate of appealability and for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). 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) (2000). A prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by the district court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling by the district court is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir. 2001). We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Hughes has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeals. 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.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Hughes

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 20, 2007
258 F. App'x 558 (4th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Hughes

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Samuel HUGHES, Jr.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Dec 20, 2007

Citations

258 F. App'x 558 (4th Cir. 2007)