Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne Paul BURTON; Romeo Botello, Jr., Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-11-24
Citations: 118 F. App'x 783
Docket Number: No. 03-41632
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne Paul BURTON; Romeo Botello, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 118
Pages: 783–784

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne Paul BURTON; Romeo Botello, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.
No. 03-41632
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Nov. 24, 2004.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Joseph R. Barroso, Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.
Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Wayne Paul Burton appeals his jury convictions for possession with intent to distribute 570 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana. Romeo Botello, Jr., appeals his jury convictions for possession with intent to distribute 828 kilograms of mari juana and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana. They argue that the evidence is insufficient to support their conspiracy convictions and that the evidence is not sufficient to establish that their relevant conduct included more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana. Botello also argues that his conspiracy conviction violates due process because it is not supported by a reliable evidentiary basis; this argument in effect restates his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. A review of the evidence in the record indicates that a rational trier of fact could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the evidence established that Burton and Botello entered into an agreement with others to transport marijuana, that they knew about the agreement, and that they voluntarily participated in this agreement. See United States v. Lopez, 74 F.3d 575, 577 (5th Cir.1996). The inconsistencies in Burton's statement to police and the false bill of lading indicate that Burton knew the marijuana was hidden in the tractor-trailer. See United States v. Ortega Reyna, 148 F.3d 540, 544 (5th Cir.1998). The evidence also established that it was reasonably foreseeable to Burton and Botello that the conspiracy involved the transportation of more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana. See U.S.S.G. 1B1.3(a)(1); United States v. Vital, 68 F.3d 114, 117 (5th Cir.1995).
Burton also argues that his trial counsel was ineffective in that: (1) he was not Burton's counsel of choice; (2) he failed to investigate any of the Government's witnesses; (3) he failed to call a key defense witness; (4) he failed to file a motion to suppress challenging the stop of his vehicle on the day of his arrest. Because Burton did not present these claims to the district court, the record is not sufficiently developed for us to review the claims at this time and we decline to consider them without prejudice to Burton's right to raise them in a subsequent collateral proceeding. See United States v. Valuck, 286 F.3d 221, 229 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1000, 123 S.Ct. 513, 154 L.Ed.2d 394 (2002).
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.