United States v. Abrego-Villarreal

PER CURIAM: *

A jury convicted Hector Abrego-Villareal (Abrego) of importation of, and possession with intent to distribute, more than five kilograms of cocaine. Abrego contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove he knew cocaine was concealed in the car he owned and was driving. The circumstantial evidence, viewed with its reasonable inferences in a light favorable to the verdict, supported the jury’s conclusion that Abrego was aware of the concealed cocaine. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). The evidence included Abrego’s false or…