US v. Dalton Smith, No. 18-7409 (4th Cir. 2019)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 18-7409 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. DALTON LAQUANE SMITH, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior District Judge. (3:13-cr-01038-JFA-1; 3:15cv-04225-JFA) Submitted: May 3, 2019 Decided: May 20, 2019 Before KING, AGEE, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Dalton Laquane Smith, Appellant Pro Se. William Kenneth Witherspoon, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Dalton Laquane Smith appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Smith, Nos. 3:13-cr-01038-JFA-1; 3:15-cv-04225-JFA (D.S.C. Oct. 31, 2018). 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. AFFIRMED 2

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