United States v. Rolando Rodriguez-Bautista
United States v. Rolando Rodriguez-Bautista
Opinion
Case: 16-40335 Document: 00513882817 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/21/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-40335 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 21, 2017 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ-BAUTISTA, Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 7:15-CR-1260-1
Before JOLLY, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Rolando Rodriguez-Bautista raises an argument that 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 a 21 U.S.C. § 841 offense. Nor is knowledge of drug type and quantity an element of an offense under either 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) or 21 U.S.C. § 960(a). See United States v. Valencia-Gonzales, 172 F.3d 344,
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 16-40335 Document: 00513882817 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/21/2017
No. 16-40335 345-46 (5th Cir. 1999); United States v. Restrepo-Granda, 575 F.2d 524, 527 (5th Cir. 1978). Accordingly, the motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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