United States v. Brooker ( 2000 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-4222
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
BRAD LOUIS BROOKER,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Durham. Frank W. Bullock, Jr., District
Judge. (CR-99-228)
Submitted: December 8, 2000 Decided: December 27, 2000
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Locke T. Clifford, CLIFFORD, CLENDENIN, O’HALE & JONES, L.L.P.,
Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant. Walter C. Holton, Jr.,
United States Attorney, Paul A. Weinman, Assistant United States
Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Brad Louis Brooker appeals from his convictions for bank rob-
bery, bank robbery with a dangerous weapon, and using and carrying
a firearm during a bank robbery. He asserts on appeal that the
district court erred in failing to provide the jury, upon their
request, with a definition of “reasonable doubt.” He also asserts
that the district court misunderstood its authority to provide a
further definition. We have carefully considered these issues and
have reviewed the briefs and joint appendix in this case, and we
affirm on the reasoning of United States v. Reives, 15 F.3d 42 (4th
Cir. 1994). 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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