Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eric Salomon JORGE-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-18
Citations: 528 F. App'x 403
Docket Number: No. 12-40698
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eric Salomon JORGE-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 528
Pages: 403–403

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eric Salomon JORGE-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-40698
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 18, 2013.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Eric Salomon Jorge-Mendoza raises an argument that he concedes 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 an offense under 21 U.S.C. § 841. Knowledge of drug type and quantity also is not an element of the offense under the related statutes of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and § 960(a). United States v. Restrepo-Granda, 575 F.2d 524, 527 (5th Cir.1978); see United States v. Valencia-Gonzales, 172 F.3d 344, 345-46 (5th Cir.1999). The appellant's 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.