United States v. Mathurin

FISHER, JORDAN and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges

OPINION OF THE COURT

(March 27, 2009)

FISHER, Circuit Judge

Domiquite Mathurin was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, while aiding and abetting his co-defendant, Francisco Perez-Polanco, and unlawfully using cellular phones to facilitate possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On appeal, he contends that the District Court committed reversible error in denying in part his motion to suppress cocaine discovered during a stop of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. Specifically, Mathurin argues that the law…