UNITED STATES v. TREVINO

No. 77-5234 Summary Calendar.

560 F.2d 194 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo Valadez TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amador C. Garcia, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, U.S. Atty., Mary L. Sinderson, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Trevino appeals from his conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1) (1972). His sole contention on appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. We affirm.

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