Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Pedro MALDONADO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-20
Citations: 645 F. App'x 322
Docket Number: No. 15-41103
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Pedro MALDONADO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 645
Pages: 322–322

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Pedro MALDONADO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-41103
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 20, 2016.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
- Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Pedro Maldonado, Jr., raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Betancourt, 586 F.3d 303, 307-09 (5th Cir.2009), which held that knowledge of drug type and quantity is not an element of a 21 U.S.C. § 841 offense. Accordingly, the 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.