Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alan Morales ARMENTA, also known as Yonathan David Montana Morales, also known as Jose Israel Robledo, also known as Yonhatan Montana Morales, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-12
Citations: 373 F. App'x 445
Docket Number: No. 09-50536
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alan Morales ARMENTA, also known as Yonathan David Montana Morales, also known as Jose Israel Robledo, also known as Yonhatan Montana Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, STEWART, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 373
Pages: 445–446

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alan Morales ARMENTA, also known as Yonathan David Montana Morales, also known as Jose Israel Robledo, also known as Yonhatan Montana Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-50536
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 12, 2010.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Matthew Rex Dekoatz, Law Offices of Matthew R. Dekoatz, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, STEWART, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Following a jury trial, Alan Morales Ar-menta was convicted of one count of attempted illegal reentry, one count of having made a false claim of United States citizenship, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Morales Armenta now appeals his conviction and sentence on one of the aggravated identity theft convictions, namely, Count Five.
To convict Morales Armenta of aggravated identity theft, the Government was required to prove that he "(1) knowingly [transferred, possessed, or] used (2) the means of identification of another person (3) without lawful authority (4) during and in relation to" certain felony violations, including attempted illegal reentry and false claims of citizenship. United States v. Stephens, 571 F.3d 401, 404-05 (5th Cir.2009) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted); see 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(l), (c)(2), (10). The term "means of identification" is defined as "any name or number that may be used . to identify a specific individual, including any . name [or] social security number." 18 U.S.C. § 1028(d)(7). Morales Armenta argues that the Government did not present sufficient evidence regarding the first of these elements, i.e., that he knowingly possessed the Social Security card at issue.
.Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, a rational trier of fact could have determined that the Government established all the elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. See United States v. Ollison, 555 F.3d 152, 158 (5th Cir.2009). Trial testimony established that the Social Security card at issue was seized from Morales Armenta on the date of his arrest. The record also shows that a letter was written to the Douglas County (Nebraska) Health Department Vital Statistics requesting a copy of the birth certificate of Jose Israel Robledo and that the attachments to that letter included a photocopy of a Social Security card in the name of Jose I. Robledo and a photograph of Morales Armenta. Trial testimony established that the attached Social Security card was that of the identity theft victim (Robledo) and further that it bore the same name and Social Security number as the Social Security card seized from Morales Armenta. This evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the vei'dict, was sufficient to show that Morales Armenta knowingly possessed the name and Social Security number on the Social Security card at issue. See Ollison, 555 F.3d at 158.
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.