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United States v. Altagracia Vargas, 15-41063 (2016)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 15-41063 Visitors: 3
Filed: Apr. 20, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Case: 15-41063 Document: 00513471948 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-41063 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 20, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. ALTAGRACIA GUADALUPE VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:15-CR-4-1 Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER
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     Case: 15-41063      Document: 00513471948         Page: 1    Date Filed: 04/20/2016




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 15-41063
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                            April 20, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ALTAGRACIA GUADALUPE VARGAS,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                              USDC No. 5:15-CR-4-1


Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Altagracia Guadalupe
Vargas raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Betancourt,
586 F.3d 303
, 308-09 (5th Cir. 2009), which held that knowledge of drug type
and quantity is not an element of a 21 U.S.C. ยง 841 offense. Accordingly, the
motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district
court is AFFIRMED.


       * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.

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