IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-41320
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MICHAEL TYRE NOBLES,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:97-CR-16-2
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June 16, 1999
Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Michael Tyre Nobles appeals his convictions for conspiracy
to commit carjacking, conspiracy to use a firearm during and in
relation to a carjacking, and carjacking in violation of 18
U.S.C. §§ 371, 924(n), and 2119. He argues that his
co-defendant’s testimony was impermissibly obtained by the
Government because it was procured by the Government pursuant to
a plea bargain in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(2) and that the
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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admission of this testimony was plain error. Nobles’ argument is
foreclosed by this court’s precedent. See United States v.
Webster, 162 F.3d 308, 357-58 (5th Cir. 1998); United States v.
Haese, 162 F.3d 359, 366-68 (5th Cir. 1998).
AFFIRMED.