               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                             No.  01-60892

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                      Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                 versus

LEE VANCE THOMAS, III,

                                                      Defendant-Appellant. 

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
             for the Northern District of Mississippi
                     USDC No.  1:01-CR-14-ALL-P

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                          July 16, 2002

Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:1

     We have reviewed the record in this case and find that the

district   court’s   good   opinion,      including    its   findings   and

conclusions, is amply supported by the record and the precedent of

this court.     We therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the district

court.    See 5TH CIR.  R. 47.6. 

                                                                 AFFIRMED. 




     1
       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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.