IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-50843
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
EFRAIN SOTO-PALOMAR,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 98-CR-033
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May 13, 1999
Before DAVIS, DUHE’, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Efrain Soto-Palomar appeals his conviction and sentence for
importation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute
marijuana. He contends that the evidence at trial was
insufficient to support his conviction and sentence. When the
evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the
prosecution, it establishes that any reasonable juror could have
found beyond a reasonable doubt that Soto-Palomar knowingly
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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possessed marijuana with the intent to distribute it and played a
role in bringing the marijuana from Mexico into the United
States. See United States v. Martinez, 975 F.2d 159, 160-61 (5th
Cir. 1992); United States v. Ojebode, 957 F.2d 1218, 1223 (5th
Cir. 1992).
AFFIRMED.