United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-3106 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern v. * District of Missouri. * Darryl Price, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: June 4, 1999 Filed: June 9, 1999 ___________ Before HANSEN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Darryl Price appeals the district court's denial of Price's motion for a new trial.

Although Price filed his notice of appeal thirteen days after the entry of the district court's order denying his motion, we believe the record supports a finding of excusable neglect and we have jurisdiction over this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4); Fink v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co., 65 F.3d 722, 724 (8th Cir. 1995) (defining excusable neglect). Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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