IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-11425 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LINDA D. MCCANLESS, Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:96-CR-11-1 - - - - - - - - - - August 25, 1997 Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Linda D. McCanless appeals from her conviction for solicitation to murder Kenneth Walker and for interstate travel to hire an individual to murder Sandra Scott. McCanless challenges her interstate travel conviction by arguing that the district court should have acquitted her of the charge because the evidence did not indicate that she had the requisite intent to murder before or during her interstate travel. We have carefully reviewed the arguments and the appellate record. We * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 96-11425 -2- conclude that the district court did not err in its determination. See United States v. Edelman, 873 F.2d 791, 793- (5th Cir. 1989).

AFFIRMED.