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Parties Involved:
Orlando Giovanni Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41237

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ORLANDO GIOVANNI HERNANDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 1:13-CR-740-4

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Orlando Giovanni Hernandez 

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 the 21 U.S.C. § 841 offense. 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 18, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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The record, however, reflects a clerical error in the written judgment. 

The written judgment reflects Hernandez was convicted of conspiracy to 

possess with intent to distribute cocaine under 21 U.S.C. §§ 84(a)(1), 

841(b)(1)(A), and 846, rather than under §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. 

Accordingly, we remand for correction of the written judgment in accordance 

with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36. See United States v. Johnson, 588 

F.2d 961, 964 (5th Cir. 1979).

AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED; LIMITED REMAND FOR 

CORRECTION OF JUDGMENT.

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