                 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                      FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                           No. 00-31480
                         Summary Calendar
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                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                Plaintiff-Appellee,

                              versus

                          LARRY ALFRED,

                                                Defendant-Appellant.
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          Appeal from the United States District Court
              for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                        (00-CR-205-ALL-C)
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                       August 20, 2001

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     In appealing his conviction for being a felon in possession of

a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Larry Alfred

presents three issues. Alfred pointed the firearm at another. The

issues turn on evidence admitted or excluded at trial.

     Concerning these issues, the district court did not abuse its

discretion by (1) excluding testimony, see Jones v. Southern Pac.

R.R., 962 F.2d 447, 450 (5th Cir. 1992); (2) admitting hearsay



     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
evidence, see FED. R. EVID. 803, Advisory Committee Notes; and

(3) denying his motion for a new trial, see United States v.

McWaine, 243 F.3d 871, 874 (5th Cir. 2001).

                                                   AFFIRMED




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