6 F3d 960 United States v. Thomas  6 F.3d 960  UNITED STATES of
America, Appellee, Walter Dennis THOMAS, also known as Dennis
Thomas,  No. 1169, Docket 92-1692.  United States Court of
Appeals, Second Circuit.  Argued March 12, 1993. Decided Oct. 8,
1993.  Harold J. Pokel, New York City, for defendant-appellant.
Judith S. Lieb, Asst. U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, NY (Susan
Corkery, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y.,
of counsel), for appellee.  Before KEARSE, CARDAMONE, Circuit
Judges, and METZNER, District Judge.*  CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Walter Dennis Thomas appeals from a sentence imposed on him on
October 14, 1992 in the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of New York (Glasser, J.). The sole issue on
appeal is the propriety of the district court's upward departure
from the United States Sentencing Guidelines. In considering the
defendant's conduct, the sentencing court found that his
criminal history category under the guidelines did not
adequately reflect his c