IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-60468
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOHNNY N. MYLES,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:95-CR-99-1-BN
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April 16, 1999
Before JONES, SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Johnny N. Myles appealed his jury-trial conviction for
possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, arguing that
the district court erred by allowing the Government to cross-
examine him regarding a prior conviction. Finding that the
district court had failed to make an on-the-record finding that
the probative value of the prior conviction outweighed its
prejudicial effect, this court remanded the case to the district
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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court. On remand, the district court made such finding and held
that the conviction properly was admitted. Myles argues that the
district court’s ruling was an abuse of discretion.
We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties
and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we AFFIRM
essentially for the reasons stated by the district court. See
United States v. Myles, No. 3:95-CR-99-1-BN (S.D. Miss.; May 23,
1997).
AFFIRMED.