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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.                                                                    No. 96-4047

OLIN D. THOMPSON,
Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Graham C. Mullen, Chief District Judge.
(CR-92-296)

Submitted: September 28, 1999

Decided: October 12, 1999

Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

Kenneth P. Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Mark
T. Calloway, United States Attorney, Brian Lee Whisler, Assistant
United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
Local Rule 36(c).

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OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Olin Thompson appeals his conviction and sentence for
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of
21 U.S.C.A. § 846 (West Supp. 1999). On appeal, he argues that the
trial court made numerous erroneous rulings resulting in reversible
cumulative error, that sufficient evidence did not exist to support his
conviction, and that the court erred in failing to depart downward
based upon an overstated criminal history. Finding no error, we
affirm.

We find that the court did not err in admitting the contested testi-
mony. See United States v. D'Anjou, 16 F.3d 604, 610 (4th Cir.
1994). We find that the testimony was relevant and not unduly preju-
dicial. See Fed. R. Evid. 401, 403. In addition, Internal Revenue Ser-
vice Agent Smith's testimony was relevant to unexplained wealth and
therefore admissible. See United States v. Grandison, 783 F.2d 1152,
1156 (4th Cir. 1986). Clinton Bates' testimony was proper under Fed.
R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(E). We also find that the evidence was sufficient
to support the conviction. See United States v. Glasser, 315 U.S. 60,
80 (1942). Finally, we find that the district court knew that it had the
authority to depart and chose not to do so; therefore the decision is
not subject to review. See United States v. Bayerle, 898 F.2d 28, 30-
31 (4th Cir. 1990).

We therefore affirm the judgment. We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.

AFFIRMED

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