Per Curiam ____ U. S. ____ (1998) ____ U. S. ____ (1998) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SYLVESTER MOSLEY, PETITIONER v.UNITED STATES

on writ of certiorari to the united states court ofappeals for the third circuit

[December 8, 1998]

Per Curiam.

The Court is advised that the petitioner died in Springfield, Missouri, on November 16, 1998. The Court’s order granting the writ of certiorari, see 523 U. S. __ (1998), therefore is vacated and the petition for certiorari is dismissed. See United States v. Green, 507 U. S. 545 (1993) (per curiam).

It is so ordered.