US v. James Niblock, No. 14-7460 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-7460 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES R. NIBLOCK, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Gerald Bruce Lee, District Judge. (1:02-cr-00568-GBL-1) Submitted: February 12, 2015 Decided: February 18, 2015 Before MOTZ, WYNN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James R. Niblock, Appellant Pro Se. Dana James Boente, Acting United States Attorney, William P. Jauquet, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James R. Niblock appeals the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of error coram nobis in which he alleged that his conviction for wire fraud is no longer valid in light of United States v. Jefferson, 674 F.3d 332 (4th Cir. 2012), which addressed proper venue for wire fraud prosecutions. We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of the writ. See United States v. Akinsade, 686 F.3d 248, 251-52 (4th Cir. 2012) (providing review standard). We dispense contentions Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. with are oral argument adequately because presented in the facts and the materials legal before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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