                              UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT



                              No. 96-7783



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus

DOMINGO ANTONIO LAGOS, a/k/a Mingo, a/k/a
Tony,

                                              Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Greensboro. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.,
District Judge. (CR-88-138-G, CA-95-662-2)


Submitted:   March 13, 1997                 Decided:   March 20, 1997


Before HALL, ERVIN, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Domingo Antonio Lagos, Appellant Pro Se. Benjamin H. White, Jr.,
Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 accepting the recommendation of the magis-

trate judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a

certificate of appealability and dismiss on the reasoning of the
district court. United States v. Lagos, Nos. CR-88-138-G; CA-95-
662-2 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 21, 1996). Appellant's motion for appointment

of counsel is denied. 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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