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Parties Involved:
Joseph Kennard Shelton
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1816

In re: JOSEPH KENNARD SHELTON

 Petitioner.

On Petition for Extraordinary Writ.

(No. 1:11-cr-00397-WO-1)

Submitted: October 20, 2015 Decided: October 22, 2015

Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph Kennard Shelton, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Joseph Kennard Shelton petitions for a writ of error coram 

nobis. “As a remedy of last resort, the writ of error coram 

nobis is granted only where an error is of the most fundamental 

character and there exists no other available remedy.” United 

States v. Akinsade, 686 F.3d 248, 252 (4th Cir. 2012) (internal 

quotation marks omitted). Shelton has failed to meet these 

standards. Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis and deny the petition. 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.

PETITION DENIED

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