IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
November 13, 2007
No. 07-50219
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
JOSE DE JESUS QUIROZ-VILLADO
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:06-CR-1025-1
Before KING, DeMOSS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jose De Jesus Quiroz-Villado (Quiroz) was convicted by a jury of
possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 60
months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release.
Quiroz argues on appeal that there was insufficient evidence to show that
he knew that the tractor-trailer that he was driving contained marijuana.
However, when viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, a
reasonable trier of fact could have found that the evidence established that
*
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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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. 07-50219
Quiroz’s suspicious actions, inconsistent statements, and implausible
explanation indicated that he knew that the tractor-trailer contained marijuana.
See United States v. Resio-Trejo, 45 F.3d 907, 910 (5th Cir. 1995); United States
v. Casilla, 20 F.3d 600, 606-07 (5th Cir. 1994); United States v. Martinez, 975
F.2d 159, 160-61 (5th Cir. 1992).
AFFIRMED.
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