United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 99-2220 ___________

United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Southern v. * District of Iowa. * Edward Green Harrison, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: December 14, 1999

Filed: January 7, 2000 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, FAGG, Circuit Judge, and BATTEY,* District Judge. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Edward Green Harrison appeals his drug-related conviction and sentence. Harrison contends his rights to a speedy trial and an impartial jury were violated. Harrison also contends the district court improperly denied Harrison's motion to suppress evidence seized under a search warrant. Finally, Harrison raises several arguments about his sentence. Because this appeal involves the straightforward

* The Honorable Richard H. Battey, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. application of settled principles of law, we conclude that a discussion of Harrison's fact-specific arguments would serve no useful purpose. After a careful review of the record and the parties' submissions, we conclude the district court correctly resolved each of Harrison's contentions and an opinion by this court would have no precedential value. We thus affirm Harrison's conviction and sentence. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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