No. 96-2355

178 F.3d 34,

UNITED STATES, Respondent, Appellee,

v.

James BARRETT, Petitioner, Appellant.

No. 96-2355.

United States Court of Appeals,

First Circuit.

Heard Feb. 2, 1999.

Decided May 27, 1999.

John G.S. Flym, with whom Liz Bostwick was on brief, for appellant.

Margaret D. McGaughey, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Jay P. McCloskey, U.S. Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Circuit Judge, Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lynch, Circuit Judge.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

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