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Parties Involved:
Carlos Mercado
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40634

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff–Appellee,

versus

CARLOS MERCADO, True Name Carlos Alonso Mercado Robles,

Defendant–Appellant.

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:13-CR-747

Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Carlos Mercado raises an argument on appeal that he concedes 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 

offense under 21 U.S.C. § 841. Mercado also requests a remand for the limited 

* 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

May 14, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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purpose of correcting the judgment under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36 to reflect that he was acquitted on count one. The government joins in

requesting remand. 

Accordingly, the government’s motion for summary affirmance is 

GRANTED, and the judgment is AFFIRMED and REMANDED with instruction to correct the judgment pursuant to Rule 36 to reflect that Mercado was 

found not guilty on count one. The government’s motion for an extension of 

time to file its brief is DENIED as unnecessary.

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