United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-1216 _____________ United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri.

Phillip S. Douglass, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Defendant - Appellant. * _____________ Submitted: June 10, 1997 Filed: July 8, 1997 _____________ Before BOWMAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM.

After the district court1 denied his motion to suppress evidence, Phillip S.

Douglass pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and was sentenced to forty-eight months imprisonment, followed by a five year period of supervised release. Douglass preserved his right to appeal the adverse ruling on his

The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. motion to suppress. After carefully reviewing the record before us and the parties' briefs, we affirm the district court's decision. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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