IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-50376
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
NIKASHA LAVERNE EASLEY,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. W-97-CR-124-1
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February 11, 1999
Before BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.*
PER CURIAM:**
Nikasha Laverne Easley appeals her sentence following a
guilty plea for possession with intent to distribute crack
cocaine. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Easley argues that the district
court erred in converting currency found in her purse into crack
cocaine equivalents in determining the quantity of drugs
attributable to her for sentencing purposes. A district court
may convert currency resulting from drug proceeds into drug
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This matter is being decided by a quorum. 28 U.S.C. §
46(d).
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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equivalents for the purpose of sentencing. See United States v.
Fitzgerald, 89 F.3d 218, 223-24 (5th Cir. 1996). The district
court’s drug-quantity determination was not clearly erroneous.
See United States v. Mergerson, 4 F.3d 337, 345 (5th Cir. 1993).
AFFIRMED.