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    Watson Johnson Jr. filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. The district court denied relief, accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's decision. The Fourth Circuit therefore denied a certificate of probable cause and dismissed the appeal, relying on the reasoning of the district court order.

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    Filed: 1997-11-07 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 97-6992

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    Watson Johnson Jr. filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. The district court denied relief, accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's decision. The Fourth Circuit therefore denied a certificate of probable cause and dismissed the appeal, relying on the reasoning of the district court order.

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    Watson Johnson Jr. filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. The district court denied relief, accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and found no reversible error in the district court's decision. The Fourth Circuit therefore denied a certificate of probable cause and dismissed the appeal, relying on the reasoning of the district court order.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 97-6992

    WATSON JOHNSON, JR.,


    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA JUSTICE COMMITTEE;
    ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
    Respondents - Appellees.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
    South Carolina, at Charleston. Patrick Michael Duffy, District
    Judge. (CA-95-1655-23-2)
    Submitted:

    October 7, 1997

    Decided:

    November 7, 1997

    Before MURNAGHAN and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior


    Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Watson Johnson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Donald John Zelenka, Chief
    Deputy Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Appellant appeals the district court's order denying relief on
    his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.
    1997). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion
    accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and find no
    reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable
    cause and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
    court. Johnson v. South Carolina, No. CA-95-1655-23-2 (D.S.C. June
    19, 1997). 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

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