United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS February 19, 2004
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 02-41696
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JUAN JIMENEZ-VELASCO,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. L-02-CR-509-ALL
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Before BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Juan Jimenez-Velasco appeals his convictions, following a jury
trial, of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and (b)(1)(B). The district court
sentenced Jimenez to a 78-month prison term and a five-year
supervised-release term.
Jimenez contends that the trial evidence was insufficient to
support the knowledge element of his conviction. Given that
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 02-41696
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Jimenez made a false statement to border patrol agents concerning
his citizenship and that there was approximately $811,000 of drugs
found in the rig, the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable
to the verdict, was sufficient for a jury to reasonably infer
Jimenez’s guilty knowledge. See United States v. Ramos-Garcia, 184
F.3d 463, 465-66 (5th Cir. 1999); United States v. Villareal, 324
F.3d 319, 324 (5th Cir. 2003); United States v. Jones, 185 F.3d
459, 464 (5th Cir. 1999).
Jimenez’s conviction is AFFIRMED.