IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

_____________________ No. 95-40132 Summary Calendar _____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RUSSELL KENTON COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:94-CR-57-1 _________________________________________________________________ November 28, 1995 Before JOLLY, JONES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The appellant appeals from a judgment of conviction on five firearms counts. He argues that his confession was not voluntary, that his confession was not corroborated, and that he should have been permitted to put on a "mistake of law" defense.

The district court did not err in holding the confession to be voluntary. See United States v. Scurlock, 52 F.3d 531, 536 (5th * Local Rule 47.5 provides: "The publication of opinions that have no precedential value and merely decide particular cases on the basis of well-settled principles of law imposes needless expense on the public and burdens on the legal profession." Pursuant to that Rule, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published.

Cir. 1995). Adequate corroboration is in the record. See United States v. Crawford, 52 F.3d 1303, 1309 (5th Cir. 1995); United States v. Devoll, 39 F.3d 575, 581 (5th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 1701 (1995). "Mistake of law" is no defense. United States v. Merkt, 764 F.2d 266, 273 (5th Cir. 1985).

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