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13 F. App'x 145

United States v. Collins

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided July 5, 2001

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U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2001-07-05

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · United States of America v. Sean Lamar Sanders

Decided 2001-07-05

PER CURIAM.

¶1 Brian E. Collins seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying 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 certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal substantially on the reasoning of the district court. * See United States v. Collins, Nos. CR-99-92-H; CA-00-676-5-H (E.D.N.C. filed Feb. 23, 2001; entered Fed. 27, 2001). 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.

¶2 DISMISSED.

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¶3 Collins’ claim that his sentence is not proper in light of the rule announced in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000) is without merit. We recently held in United States v. Sanders, 247 F.3d 139 (4th Cir.2001), that the new rule announced in Apprendi is not retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review.

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