United States v. Sledge

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS September 18, 2006 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk _____________________ No. 06-30386 Summary Calendar _____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT SLEDGE, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Monroe __________________________________________________ Before REAVLEY, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is affirmed because the evidence supports the verdict and the finding that Robert Sledge knowingly possessed the cocaine. It was proved that Sledge controlled the car, made the trip to Houston to obtain property he placed in the * 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. trunk of the car, and the officer recovered the cocaine from the trunk. AFFIRMED. 2