IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-40104 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ALBERT HINOJOSA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (C-95-CR-120-1) February 24, 1997 Before JOHNSON, EMILIO GARZA, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Albert T. Honojosa has appealed his conviction for possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). There is no merit ot his contentions that the district court deprived him effective assistance of counsel or of a fair trial. See Lockhart v. Fretwell, 506 U.S. 364, 372 (1993); United States v. Bermea, 30 F.3d 1539, 1569 (5th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 1113, 1825 (1995).

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.