                             UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                             No. 97-6387



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                             Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


BRIAN FRANCIS, a/k/a Posse,

                                            Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge.
(CR-93-144, CA-96-2864)


Submitted:   July 10, 1997                 Decided:   July 23, 1997


Before RUSSELL, HALL, and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Brian Francis, Appellant Pro Se. Nicholas Stephan Altimari, OFFICE
OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:

     Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying

his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997).

We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and

find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of ap-

pealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district
court. United States v. Francis, Nos. CR-93-144; CA-96-2864 (E.D.
Va. Jan. 15, 1997). We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-

rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.




                                                         DISMISSED




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