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    Vernon Earl Barnes appealed his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He challenged the denial of his motion to suppress. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and district court's findings and found no reversible error. The appellate court affirmed the district court's ruling on the reasoning stated in the district court's oral findings and written opinion. The appellate court dispensed with oral argument, finding the facts and legal issues were adequately addressed in the materials before the court.

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    Filed: 2002-01-18 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 01-4282

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    Vernon Earl Barnes appealed his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He challenged the denial of his motion to suppress. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and district court's findings and found no reversible error. The appellate court affirmed the district court's ruling on the reasoning stated in the district court's oral findings and written opinion. The appellate court dispensed with oral argument, finding the facts and legal issues were adequately addressed in the materials before the court.

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    Vernon Earl Barnes appealed his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He challenged the denial of his motion to suppress. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reviewed the record and district court's findings and found no reversible error. The appellate court affirmed the district court's ruling on the reasoning stated in the district court's oral findings and written opinion. The appellate court dispensed with oral argument, finding the facts and legal issues were adequately addressed in the materials before the court.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 01-4282

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,


    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    versus
    VERNON EARL BARNES,
    Defendant - Appellant.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
    Maryland, at Baltimore. Benson E. Legg, District Judge. (CR-00541-L)

    Submitted:

    January 7, 2002

    Decided:

    January 18, 2002

    Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


    James Wyda, Federal Public Defender, Elizabeth L. Pearl, Assistant
    Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Thomas
    M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Joseph L. Evans, Assistant
    United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Vernon Earl Barnes appeals his conviction for being a felon in
    possession of a firearm. On appeal, he challenges the denial of his
    motion to suppress.

    We have reviewed the record and the district

    courts oral findings and written opinion and find no reversible


    error.
    court.

    Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district


    (J.A. 137-58, 169-74).

    We dispense with oral argument be-

    cause 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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