___________ No. 95-1056 ___________ Ray Gene Stout, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

United States of America, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. *

___________ Submitted: March 25, 1996 Filed: March 28, 1996 ___________ Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Ray Gene Stout appeals from the district court's1 order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence.

Having carefully reviewed the parties' briefs and submissions, we conclude the judgment of the district court was correct. Accordingly, we affirm.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Steven N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable David D. Noce, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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