Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Miguel ALVAREZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-02-24
Citations: 606 F. App'x 164
Docket Number: No. 14-40858
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Miguel ALVAREZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, ELROD, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 606
Pages: 164–164

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Miguel ALVAREZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-40858
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 24, 2015.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, H. Michael Sokolow, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, ELROD, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Juan Miguel Alvarez-Alvarez 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. Knowledge of drug type and quantity also is not an element of the offense under the related statutes of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and § 960. United States v. Restrepo-Granda, 575 F.2d 524, 527 (5th Cir.1978); see United States v. Valencia-Gonzales, 172 F.3d 344, 345-46 (5th Cir.1999). The 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.