IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-10158
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
NIDAL ABDULAFATTAH AL-ZURAQI,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:95-CR-114-A
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February 21, 1997
Before SMITH, EMILIO M. GARZA, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Nidal Abdulafattah Al-Zuraqi appeals from his sentence
following his conviction for two counts of bank fraud. He argues
that the district court erred by increasing his offense level
pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 for obstruction of justice and that
this court has incorrectly interpreted the commentary to § 3C1.1.
We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Given
the trial testimony of both Al-Zuraqi and a bank employee, the
district court did not clearly err by determining that Al-Zuraqi
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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had given false testimony and thus obstructed justice. Further,
Al-Zuraqi’s claim that this court has misinterpreted the law is
foreclosed by the rule in this Circuit that one panel may not
overrule the decision of another. See United States v. Storm, 36
F.3d 1289, 1297 (5th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 1798
(1995). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
AFFIRMED.