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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.                                                                       No. 97-4697

DANIEL RAY MCKINNEY,
Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of South Carolina, at Florence.
Cameron McGowan Currie, District Judge.
(CR-97-80)

Submitted: July 7, 1998

Decided: July 28, 1998

Before MURNAGHAN, WILKINS, and NIEMEYER,
Circuit Judges.

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

Deborah R. J. Shupe, LOUTHIAN & LOUTHIAN, Columbia, South
Carolina, for Appellant. William Earl Day, II, Assistant United States
Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

PER CURIAM:

Daniel Ray McKinney appeals from the district court's judgment
sentencing him to an eighty-seven month term of imprisonment for
armed robbery of a bank in violation of 18 U.S.C.A.§ 2113 (West
1994 & Supp. 1998). McKinney's attorney has filed a brief pursuant
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), certifying that the
appeal does not present any meritorious issues. McKinney was
informed of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief and has not
done so. Because we find no reversible error, we affirm.

The sole issue is whether the court erred by enhancing the sentence
five levels for using a firearm during a robbery. See U.S. Sentencing
Guidelines Manual § 2B3.1(b)(2) (1995). McKinney contends that the
enhancement was in error because the plea agreement required the
Government to dismiss one count of using a firearm in relation to a
crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 924(c)(1) (West Supp.
1998). McKinney contends that this barred the Government from
seeking the five-level enhancement. The plea agreement specifically
permitted the court to consider information regarding the dismissed
counts in considering relevant conduct for sentencing purposes. This
court has held that conduct embodied by dismissed counts can be con-
sidered by the sentencing court. See United States v. Williams, 880
F.2d 804 (4th Cir. 1989). Thus, the court did not err.

Pursuant to the requirements of Anders, this court has reviewed the
record for potential error and has found none. Therefore, we affirm
McKinney's conviction and sentence. This court requires that counsel
inform his client, in writing, of his right to petition the Supreme Court
of the United States for further review. If the client requests that a
petition be filed, but counsel believes that such a petition would be
frivolous, then counsel may move this court for leave to withdraw
from representation. Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof
was served on the client. 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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