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United States v. Starks Fincher, JR., 4th Cir. (2012)
United States v. Starks Fincher, JR., 4th Cir. (2012)
No. 11-7353
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Spartanburg.
G. Ross Anderson, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (7:08-cr-01219-GRA-1; 7:11-cv-70010-GRA)
Submitted:
Decided:
May 2, 2012
PER CURIAM:
Starks Fincher, Jr., filed a 28 U.S.C. 2255 (West
Supp. 2011) motion, raising four claims.
denied relief on three claims.
claim,
in
which
Fincher
sought
retroactive
application
of
18
U.S.C.
sentence.
3582(c)(2)
(2006)
respect
to
the
courts order
is
not
judge
certificate
issues
absent
unless
of
for
reduction
of
the
circuit
district
justice
appealability.
28
or
U.S.C.
substantial
constitutional right.
2255
appealable
2253(c)(1)(B) (2006).
issue
motion
showing
of
the
denial
of
When the
standard
by
demonstrating
that
reasonable
jurists
would
484
Cockrell,
(2000);
(2003).
see
Miller-El
v.
537
U.S.
322,
336-38
Slack,
and conclude that Fincher has not made the requisite showing.
Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss
this portion of the appeal.
The
district
court
denied
relief
on
the
3582(c)
order.
Amendment
750,
the
successor
to
Amendment
748,
In light of
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
DISMISSED IN PART;
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED IN PART