Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ABREGO-VILLARREAL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-03-02
Citations: 169 F. App'x 837
Docket Number: No. 05-40268
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ABREGO-VILLARREAL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 169
Pages: 837–837

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ABREGO-VILLARREAL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-40268.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided March 2, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
A jury convicted Hector Abrego-Villareal (Abrego) of importation of, and possession with intent to distribute, more than five kilograms of cocaine. Abrego contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove he knew cocaine was concealed in the car he owned and was driving. The circumstantial evidence, viewed with its reasonable inferences in a light favorable to the verdict, supported the jury's conclusion that Abrego was aware of the concealed cocaine. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). The evidence included Abrego's false or inconsistent statements to law enforcement agents concerning his travel documents and travel history, recent alterations made to the car, the value of the concealed cocaine, and Abrego's assertions that he had not loaned anyone the car except for a "few minutes" at lunch time on an unspecified date. See United State v. Ramos-Garcia, 184 F.3d 463, 466 (5th Cir.1999) (high value of contraband); United States v. Ortega Reyna, 148 F.3d 540, 544 (5th Cir. 1998) (other factors). Because the evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to infer Abrego's guilty knowledge, his conviction is affirmed.
Abrego contends that the district court abused its discretion by ordering him to cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample as a condition of supervised release. This claim is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it is not ripe for review. See United States v. Riascos-Cuenu, 428 F.3d 1100, 1101-02 (5th Cir.2005).
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED; APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART.
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.