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No. 96-1404 ___________

Emmanuel G. Leeper, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri United States of America, * * {UNPUBLISHED}

Appellee. *

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Submitted: September 4, 1996

Filed: September 26, 1996 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Emmanuel G. Leeper appeals from the final judgment of the District 1 Court for the Eastern District of Missouri denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. Having carefully reviewed the record, including the parties' briefs, we affirm on the basis of the district court's decision. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

1 The Honorable George G. Gunn, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.