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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Fernando de la Garza-Garza
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40423

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FERNANDO DE LA GARZA-GARZA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CR-213-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Fernando De La GarzaGarza 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 

 

* 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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F.3d 344, 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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