Case Name: Michael Scott McRAE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James B. FRENCH, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-03-19
Citations: 5 F. App'x 336
Docket Number: No. 00-7492
Parties: Michael Scott McRAE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James B. FRENCH, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before WIDENER and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 5
Pages: 336–336

Head Matter:
Michael Scott McRAE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James B. FRENCH, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 00-7492.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 28, 2001.
Decided March 19, 2001.
Michael Scott McRae, pro se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, for appellee.
Before WIDENER and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Michael Scott McRae seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2000). 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 appealability, deny McRae's motion for further production of transcripts, and dismiss the appeal largely on the reasoning of the district court. McRae v. French, No. CA-98-875-5-F-3 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 3, 2000).
In an argument not addressed by the district court, McRae asserts that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on intent, effectively creating a mandatory presumption and relieving the State of its burden of proof. Review of the record reveals that this assertion is without merit. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss this claim as well. 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.