IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________ m 99-20245 _______________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, VERSUS JAMES EARL CONLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas _________________________ July 14, 2000

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and BARKSDALE, arguments of counsel. We conclude that the Circuit Judges. district court committed no reversible error.

The judgment of conviction and sentence, PER CURIAM:* accordingly, is AFFIRMED.

We have reviewed the briefs and applicable portions of the record and have heard the

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.