IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-30453
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ROBERT HILLS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 95-CR-167-E
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December 11, 1996
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Robert Hills appeals his conviction and sentence for being a
convicted felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g)(1). Hills argues that his two prior Louisiana
convictions were insufficient to be predicate felonies for
purposes of § 922(g)(1). Contrary to Hills’ contention, his 1972
conviction did not result in an automatic pardon upon the
completion of his sentence. See State v. Baxter, 357 So. 2d 271,
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 96-30453
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273 (La. 1978). Because the 1972 conviction was a proper
predicate felony under § 922(g)(1), we do not address Hills’
contention concerning his 1994 Louisiana conviction.
Hills attempts to argue the propriety of the sentencing
range used by the district court. He fails to provide an
argument. Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(6); see United States v.
Maldonado, 42 F.3d 906, 910 n.7 (5th Cir. 1995). Hills’
remaining contentions, concerning the lack of a motion for
downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, do not rise to
the level of plain error. See United States v. Calverley, 37
F.3d 160, 162 (5th Cir. 1994) (en banc), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct.
1266 (1995).
AFFIRMED.