United States v. Guanespen-Portillo

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

The appellants are five of a group of seven individuals arrested near the border between the United States and Mexico outside Valentine, Texas. All five appellants were convicted of knowingly possessing, with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more, but less than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and aiding and abetting each other. Sigifredo Guanes-pen-Portillo, Gabriel Quinones-Muela, Alejandro Hernandez-Vazquez, and Arturo Quinones-Muela appeal the sufficiency of the evidence against them. We find the evidence sufficient. The primary issue that draws our focus…