United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 97-2708
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Anthony P. Johnson,                      *
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             Appellant,                  *
                                         * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                 * District Court for the
                                         * District of Minnesota.
United States of America,                *
                                         *     [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellee.                   *
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                            Submitted: October 28, 1999
                                Filed: November 5, 1999
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Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Anthony P. Johnson challenges the District Court’s1 judgment denying his 28
U.S.C. § 2255 motion. For reversal, he claims his trial counsel was ineffective for not
allowing him to testify. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs,
we reject Johnson’s claim and affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.




      1
      The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of
Minnesota.
A true copy.

      Attest:

               CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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