Case: 14-41366 Document: 00513158995 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/18/2015
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 14-41366 August 18, 2015
Conference Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
SILVERIO LOERA-VELASCO,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:14-CR-305-1
Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Silverio Loera-Velasco 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. The unopposed 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.