Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ulises ALANIZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-08-21
Citations: 475 F. App'x 990
Docket Number: No. 12-40135
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ulises ALANIZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 475
Pages: 990–991

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ulises ALANIZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-40135
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 21, 2012.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Ulises Alaniz-Diaz raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Betancourt, 586 F.3d 303, 308-09 (5th Cir.2009), which reaffirmed the holding in United States v. Gamez-Gonzalez, 319 F.3d 695, 700 (5th Cir.2003), 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.