UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-4954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
MAURO ROLANDO VASQUEZ ORELLANA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief
District Judge. (CR-04-184)
Submitted: April 20, 2005 Decided: May 19, 2005
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Peter L. Goldman, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Paul J.
McNulty, United States Attorney, Natalie A. Voris, Special
Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Mauro Rolando Vasquez Orellana was convicted, after a
jury trial, of importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1) (2000), and possession with intent to
distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (2000). The only issue Orellana asserts on
appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to support his
convictions.
We conclude from the parties’ submissions on appeal that
there is substantial evidence, taking the view most favorable to
the Government, to support the verdict. United States v. Glasser,
315 U.S. 60, 80 (1942). While Orellana asserts that the evidence
presented at trial failed to establish that he knowingly and
intentionally imported or possessed cocaine, we conclude,
construing the evidence presented at trial in the light most
favorable to the Government, that the jury properly resolved this
issue in the Government’s favor. See United States v. Wilson, 115
F.3d 1185, 1190 (4th Cir. 1997). Thus, we affirm Orellana’s
convictions. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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