United States v. Fair

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT __________________ No. 95-20854 Conference Calendar __________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARION EUGENE FAIR, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. CR-H-91-141-1 - - - - - - - - - - April 19, 1996 Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Marion Eugene Fair appeals the denial of his motion for relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Fair contends solely that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), under which he was convicted, violates the Commerce Clause. Fair raised his contention for the first time in his second § 2255 motion. He has not shown cause for his failure to raise his contention in his first § 2255 motion, see United States v. Flores, 981 F.2d 231, 235 (5th Cir. 1993); the law on which he * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 95-20854 -2- relies was available to him when he filed the first motion. See United States v. Lopez, 2 F.3d 1342 (5th Cir. 1993), aff'd, 115 S. Ct. 1624 (1995). Fair has not shown that he is actually innocent of the crime of which he was convicted; he has failed to show that a miscarriage of justice will result should this court decline to consider his Commerce Clause contention. See Flores, 981 F.2d at 236. Finally, Fair's motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. AFFIRMED.