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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Jonathan BROWN, Appellant.
    No. 01-3235.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted Feb. 7, 2002.
    Decided Feb. 11, 2002.
    Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

William Jonathan Brown appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after a jury convicted him of armed bank robbery and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2113(a), (d). He argues the court wrongly assessed a 2-level enhancement for being an organizer or a leader of a criminal activity. See U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(c). We affirm.

The district court did not commit clear error, given the trial testimony of Brown’s accomplice that Brown came up with the idea to rob a bank, selected the bank, recruited his codefendant to participate, instructed the codefendant what to do during the robbery, and devised alibis. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1, comment, (n.4) (listing factors court should consider); United States v. Peters, 59 F.3d 732, 735 (8th Cir.1995) (district court did not commit clear error in applying § 3B1.1 enhancement, as coconspirators testified defendant came up with plan, recruited them to participate, and continued to provide substantial direction during life of plan).

Accordingly, we affirm.

A true copy. 
      
      . The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.