Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-08-22 00:01:03.924091+00
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Case: 12-20822       Document: 00512346706         Page: 1     Date Filed: 08/20/2013

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
                                                    Fifth Circuit

                                                                            FILED
                                                                          August 20, 2013
                                     No. 12-20822
                                  Conference Calendar                      Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                  Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

SUNDAY OKECHUKWU OGBONU,

                                                  Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:12-CR-541-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Sunday Okechukwu Ogbonu
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

       *
         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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
    Case: 12-20822   Document: 00512346706     Page: 2   Date Filed: 08/20/2013

                                No. 12-20822

344, 345-46 (5th Cir. 1999). The appellant’s motion for summary disposition is
GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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