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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Altagracia Guadalupe Vargas
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-41063

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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. § 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

April 20, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 Case: 15-41063 Document: 00513471948 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2016