Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Edgar RODRIGUEZ-BALVANEDA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-06-17
Citations: 573 F. App'x 305
Docket Number: No. 13-40546
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Edgar RODRIGUEZ-BALVANEDA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 573
Pages: 305–305

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Edgar RODRIGUEZ-BALVANEDA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-40546
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 17, 2014.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Luis Roberto Campos, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.