Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-21
Citations: 445 F. App'x 810
Docket Number: No. 11-40612
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 445
Pages: 810–810

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-40612
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 21, 2011.
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 BENAVIDES, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Alberto Cardenas presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Betancourt, 586 F.3d 303, 308-09 (5th Cir.2009), which reaffirmed that knowledge of drug type and quantity is not an element of the offense under 21 U.S.C. § 841. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.