IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-60116
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CHRISTOPHER LONNELL BROWN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 2:95CR14PS
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September 18, 1996
Before REAVLEY, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Christopher Brown appeals from his conviction and sentence
for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g). Brown contends that: 1) the district court erred by
accepting expert testimony from an agent with the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) on the issue of the place of
manufacture of the firearm; 2) that the evidence was not
sufficient to support the jury’s verdict and that the district
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Pursuant to Local Rule 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 Local Rule
47.5.4.
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court should have granted his motion for judgment as a matter of
law; and 3) that the district court erred by denying him a
reduction in his offense level for acceptance of responsibility.
We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties
and find no reversible error. The district court did not abuse
its discretion by accepting the expert testimony of the ATF
agent. See United States v. Shaw, 920 F.2d 1225, 1229 (5th Cir.
1991). The evidence was sufficient for a reasonable jury to find
Brown guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. See United States v.
Polk, 56 F.3d 613, 619 (5th Cir. 1995). The district court did
not clearly err by denying Brown a reduction in his offense level
for acceptance of responsibility. See United States v. Watkins,
911 F.2d 983, 984 (5th Cir. 1990).
AFFIRMED.