IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-50918
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
KELVIN ONEAL LANKFORD,
a/k/a Kevin, Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. SA-95-CR-272
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February 1, 1996
Before KING, SMITH, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM*:
Kelvin ONeal Lankford appeals the district court's denial of
his motion to revoke a pretrial detention. We have reviewed the
proceedings below and find support for the district court's
decision affirming the magistrates judge and denying Lankford's
motion to revoke the detention order. Lankford's assertion that he
was only a user of cocaine is contradicted by the surveillance
evidence that Lankford received large quantities of cocaine from a
codefendant. Given the nature of the offense and the strength of
the evidence against Lankford, the district court's denial of
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
Lankford's motion to revoke the pretrial detention order was not an
abuse of discretion. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g); United States v.
Rueben, 974 F.2d 580, 586 (5th Cir. 1992), cert. denied,
___U.S.___, 113 S.Ct. 1336, 122 L.Ed.2d 720 (1993).
AFFIRMED.
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United States v. Lankford
Combined Opinion