Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Julio Adolio RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-01-29
Citations: 710 F. App'x 213
Docket Number: No. 17-40336 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Julio Adolio RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 710
Pages: 213–214

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Julio Adolio RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant
No. 17-40336 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed January 29, 2018
Carmen Castillo Mitchell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Michael Lance Herman, Scott Andrew Martin, H. Michael Sokolow, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Julio Adolio Rivera appeals his guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2; 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(l)(B)(ii). Rivera argues that the factual basis was insufficient to support his guilty plea conviction because the Government failed to meet its obligation to prove that he knew the type and quantity of drug involved in his offense.
As Rivera concedes, his argument is foreclosed by United States v. Betancourt, 586 F.3d 303, 308-09 (5th Cir. 2009), which held that Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646, 129 S.Ct. 1886, 173 L.Ed.2d 853 (2009), did not overturn United States v. Gamez-Gonzalez, 319 F.3d 695 (5th Cir. 2003), and that the Government is not required to prove knowledge of drug type and quantity as an element of a drug offense.
Accordingly, Rivera's motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.