United States of America, Appellee v. Billy Ray Smith, Appellant (2016)

ORDER

Upon consideration of motions for a certificate of appealability and the supplement thereto, and the motion to dismiss for lack of a certificate of appealability, it is

ORDERED that the motions for a certificate of appealability be denied and the motion to dismiss for lack of a certificate of appealability be granted. Because appellant has not made “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), no certificate of appealability is warranted. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 483-84 (2000).

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. Because no certificate of appealability has been allowed, no mandate will issue.

Per Curiam