Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Earl MAGERS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-06
Citations: 221 F. App'x 340
Docket Number: Nos. 06-50775, 06-50801
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Earl MAGERS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 221
Pages: 340–341

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Earl MAGERS, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 06-50775, 06-50801
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 6, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Scott M. Tidwell, Tidwell & Tidwell, Odessa, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
James Earl Magers appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine and the consequent revocation of a term of supervised release. Magers does not dispute that he possessed cocaine, but he argues that the trial evidence failed to establish that his possession of the drug was knowing or intentional.
In light of the evidence of contradictory and implausible explanations offered by Magers, a rational juror could have concluded that Magers knowingly or intentionally possessed cocaine. United States v. Lopez, 74 F.3d 575, 577 (5th Cir.1996); United States v. Jaramillo, 42 F.3d 920, 923 (5th Cir.1995). As the evidence supports the conviction for possession of cocaine, the revocation of Magers's term of supervised release was clearly within the discretion of the district.
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.