UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-6049

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

HERLEY L. LOCKE, a/k/a Pooh,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. (CR-94-65-H)

Submitted: November 20, 1997 Decided: December 9, 1997

Before MURNAGHAN, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Herley L. Locke, Appellant Pro Se. John Howarth Bennett, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals the district court's order denying his

motion for reduction of sentence and motion to modify term of

imprisonment. We have reviewed the record and the district court's

opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on

the reasoning of the district court. United States v. Locke, No. CR-94-65-H (E.D.N.C. Dec. 11, 1996). 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.

AFFIRMED

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