[PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT _________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 97-9232 AUGUST 24, 2001 _________________________ THOMAS K. KAHN D. C. Docket No. 93-00007-3-CR-DF CLERK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

SAMUEL J. HESTER, Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia ____________________________ (August 24, 2001)

Before BLACK, WILSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

Upon the Court’s own motion, the opinion previously rendered in this case on

August 9, 2001, is vacated. The Court will hold the case in abeyance for further

consideration until the en banc court in Nos. 00-13347 & 00-13447, United States v.

Sanchez, issues its decision.