U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Donald Herrington v. Joseph Walters
August 14, 2026
Summary
The court dismissed Herrington's appeal because he did not obtain a certificate of appealability and failed to make the required substantial showing of a constitutional-right violation. The court agreed that Virginia law did not entitle him to additional earned sentence credit for pre-incarceration jail time because eligibility begins after a final conviction order and incarceration in a correctional facility.