UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-7327

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

ERNEST D. THOMPSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge. (CR-88-19-R, CA-97-529-3)

Submitted: July 30, 1998 Decided: October 19, 1998

Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ernest D. Thompson, Appellant Pro Se. N. George Metcalf, Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Appellant seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying

his motion filed under

(West 1994 & Supp. 1998)

and his motion for reconsideration. We have reviewed the record and

the district court’s opinions and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm the appeal on the reasoning of the district

court. See United States v. Thompson, Nos. CR-88-19-R; CA-97-529-3

(E.D. Va. July 16, 1997 & Aug 28, 1997); see also Brown v.

Angelone, ___ F.3d ___, No. 96-7173 (4th Cir. July 14, 1998). 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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