Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                            No. 97-10539
                        Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                            Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JAMES DAVID DANIEL,

                                            Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Northern District of Texas
                    USDC No. 3:96-CR-388-H-2
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                          April 10, 1998

Before JOLLY, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     James David Daniel pleaded guilty to possessing heroin in a

federal prison.   18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2).    Daniel appeals the 38-

month sentence he received as a result of his plea, arguing:

(1) that defense counsel was ineffective in advising him to agree

to waive his right to raise a claim of ineffective assistance**

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
     **
        The record reveals that Daniel waived his right to
challenge the technical application of the sentencing guidelines
in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding; he did not waive his right to
raise an ineffectiveness challenge in a § 2255 motion.
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in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding, and (2) that defense counsel

was ineffective at sentencing.   We have reviewed the briefs of

the parties and the record, and we find no reversible error.

     AFFIRMED.