United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 98-3069 ___________

United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * vs. * Appeal from the United * States District Court Ray L. Bowman, also known as * for the Western District Charles Clark, also known as * of Missouri. C. Clark, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Defendant - Appellant. * __________

Submitted: September 14, 1999 Filed: January 12, 2000 __________

Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE,1 District Judge. _________

PER CURIAM.

Ray Bowman appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of unregistered silencer components in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). After a thorough review, we

The Honorable Andrew W. Bogue, United States Senior District Judge for the 1

District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. are satisfied that the district court2 correctly instructed the jury regarding the mens rea requirement for the offense. We also conclude that a comprehensive opinion in this case would lack precedential value. We therefore affirm on the basis of the district court’s rulings without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

2 The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. 2