Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Lee MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-03-16
Citations: 123 F. App'x 130
Docket Number: No. 04-7385
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Ronald Lee MORRISON, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before LUTTIG, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 123
Pages: 130–131

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Ronald Lee MORRISON, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-7385.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 28, 2005.
Decided: March 16, 2005.
Ronald Lee Morrison, Appellant pro se.
Anne Margaret Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before LUTTIG, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ronald Lee Morrison seeks to appeal his conviction and sentence. In criminal cases, the defendant must file his notice of appeal within ten days of the entry of judgment. Fed. R.App. P. 4(b)(1)(A). With or without a motion, the district court may grant an extension of time to file of up to thirty days upon a showing of excusable neglect or good cause. Fed. R.App. P. 4(b)(4); United States v. Reyes, 759 F.2d 351, 353 (4th Cir.1985).
The district court entered its judgment on March 12, 2003. Morrison dated his notice of appeal August 5, 2004. Because Morrison failed to file a timely notice of appeal, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 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
We consider August 5, 2004, as the filing date pursuant to Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988).