IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-30803
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOHN LACOUR,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 97-CR-10012-03
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April 11, 2000
Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:*
John Lacour appeals from his sentence following his guilty-
plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with
intent to distribute crack cocaine. He argues that the district
court’s imposition of a $40,000 fine was error. Because he
failed to object to the presentence report’s calculation of the
fine, this issue is reviewed only for plain error. See United
States v. Rodriguez, 15 F.3d 408, 414 (5th Cir. 1994); United
States v. Matovsky, 935 F.2d 719, 722 (5th Cir. 1991); see also
FED. R. CRIM. P. 52(b).
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 98-30803
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The district court imposed a fine toward the low end of the
applicable guideline range and based the fine explicitly on the
presentence report’s findings regarding Lacour’s previous
employment history. The district court’s holding was not plain
error. Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.