                             UNPUBLISHED

                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                             No. 96-6328



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                              Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus

TERRY C. HOFFMAN,

                                             Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis-
trict of West Virginia, at Elkins. Robert Earl Maxwell, District
Judge. (CR-91-84, CA-96-16-2)


Submitted:   June 20, 1996                   Decided:   July 9, 1996


Before HALL, WILKINS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Terry C. Hoffman, Appellant Pro Se. David Earl Godwin, Assistant
United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

     Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying his

28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988) motion. We have reviewed the record and the

district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly,

we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss on the reasoning

of the district court. United States v. Hoffman, Nos. CR-91-84; CA-
96-16-2 (N.D.W. Va. Jan. 18, 1996). We dispense with oral argument

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in

the materials before the court and argument would not aid the deci-
sional process.




                                                         DISMISSED




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