United States v. Wilfong ( 2000 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-4750
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
NORMAN WILFONG,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Statesville. Richard L. Voorhees, Dis-
trict Judge. (CR-98-284-V)
Submitted: July 20, 2000 Decided: August 14, 2000
Before MURNAGHAN and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jeffrey S. Lisson, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant.
Mark T. Calloway, United States Attorney, Brian Lee Whisler, As-
sistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Norman Wilfong appeals from sentences totaling 150 months fol-
lowing his two convictions for being a felon in possession of a
firearm and/or ammunition, 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(1) (West Supp.
2000). He claims on appeal that the district court plainly abused
its discretion when it failed to delve deeper into the basis for
ATF Agent Angarole’s expert opinion and when it sustained the Gov-
ernment’s objection to certain questions Wilfong’s counsel asked on
cross-examination after counsel amply explored the witness’s
motivation to lie. We have reviewed the record and find no plain
error; we further find that Wilfong has failed to show that any
error, if it occurred, affected his substantial rights. See United
States v. Ford, 88 F.3d 1350, 1355 (4th Cir. 1996).
Accordingly, we affirm his convictions and sentences. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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