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Parties Involved:
Ruben Judas Ruiz-Vazquez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40139

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

RUBEN JUDAS RUIZ-VAZQUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CR-701-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Ruben Judas Ruiz-Vazquez

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. § 841 offense. Nor is knowledge of 

drug type and quantity an element of an offense under either 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) 

or 21 U.S.C. § 960(a). See United States v. Valencia-Gonzales, 172 F.3d 344, 

 

* 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

October 22, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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345-46 (5th Cir. 1999); United States v. Restrepo-Granda, 575 F.2d 524, 527 

(5th Cir. 1978). The motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the 

judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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