United States v. Isaac Mathieu ( 1997 )

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 96-3126MN _____________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the District of v. * Minnesota. * Isaac Mathieu, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * _____________ Submitted: February 11, 1997 Filed: August 13, 1997 _____________ Before McMILLIAN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM. Isaac Mathieu appeals his drug-related convictions. On appeal, Mathieu contends the district court improperly refused to suppress evidence taken from his person and his incriminating statement because the police lacked probable cause to arrest him. Also, notwithstanding Mathieu's acquittal on a drug-related charge based on evidence seized from his friend's residence, Mathieu contends he has standing to challenge the search and, alternately, that his friend's consent was not voluntary. Finally, Mathieu contends the government produced insufficient evidence to support the jury's convictions. Discussion of Mathieu's fact-specific arguments would serve no useful purpose because the record contains ample evidence to support the challenged decisions, the controlling law is clear, and even if the police lacked probable cause to arrest Mathieu, we would not disturb his convictions. Having carefully considered Mathieu's contentions and finding them to be without merit, we affirm his convictions. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. -2-