opinion: MOSLEY v. UNITED STATES
  No. 97-7213.
  Argued October 14,1998
  Decided December 8, 1998
  Donald J. McCauley argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Richard Coughlin, Jeffrey T. Green, and Joseph S. Miller.
  David C. Frederick argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Wax-man, Assistant Attorney General Robinson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, and Thomas E. Booth.
  Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in New Jersey by Chester M. Keller; and for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers by Alan L. Zegas and David M. Porter.
  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. 1019 (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.
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