United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-4134WA _____________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Western v. * District of Arkansas. * Kenneth Ray Thomas, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _____________ Submitted: April 14, 1998 Filed: April 22, 1998 _____________ Before FAGG and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and STROM,* District Judge. _____________ PER CURIAM.

On appeal from his robbery-related convictions, Kenneth Ray Thomas contends the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions. A review of the record shows that Thomas's claim is without merit. We thus affirm Thomas's convictions without an extended opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

* The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, sitting by designation.

A true copy.

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

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