Case Explained: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TREVON BEASLEY

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-29 The Fourth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to make the requisite showing that reasonable jurists could find the district court’s assessment of his constitutional claims debatable or wrong. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) and (c)(2), an appeal from a denial of relief on a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is not permissible without such a certificate, which requires a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. The court independently reviewed the record and concluded that Beasley did not satisfy this standard for either substantive or procedural grounds. Consequently, the appeal is dismissed, and no further proceedings are authorized in this circuit. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.