Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-07-19 00:01:14.332178+00
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Case: 13-40020       Document: 00512312486         Page: 1     Date Filed: 07/18/2013

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

                                                                            FILED
                                                                            July 18, 2013
                                     No. 13-40020
                                   Summary Calendar                        Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                  Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

ALFONSO MEJIA-GONZALEZ,

                                                  Defendant–Appellant.

                   Appeals from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 7:12-CR-793-1

Before KING, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Alfonso Mejia-Gonzalez 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. The appellant’s
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.