United States v. Naranjo ( 2000 )


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  •              IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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    m 98-41145
    Summary Calendar
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    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff-Appellee,
    VERSUS
    PEDRO NARANJO,
    Defendant-Appellant.
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    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Texas
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    January 18, 2000
    Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and                             reasonable doubt on all elements of the
    PARKER, Circuit Judges.                                  charged offenses. See United States v. Resio-
    Trejo, 
    45 F.3d 907
    , 910-13 (5th Cir. 1995);
    PER CURIAM:*                                             United States v. Casilla, 
    20 F.3d 600
    , 602-07
    (5th Cir. 1994); United States v. Garza, 990
    Pedro Naranjo appeals his conviction of               F.2d 171, 173-76 (5th Cir. 1993). The
    conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute          modified Allen charge did not place undue
    a quantity exceeding 1,000 kilograms of                  pressure on the jury, and the court did not
    marihuana and possession with intent to                  abuse its discretion in giving it. See United
    distribute a quantity exceeding 1,000                    States v. Winters, 
    105 F.3d 200
    , 203-04 (5th
    kilograms of marihuana in violation of 18                Cir. 1997); United States v. Nguyen, 28 F.3d
    U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),                   477, 484 (5th Cir. 1994). Because the record
    841(b)(1)(a), and 846. He argues that the                as to Naranjo’s claim of ineffective assistance
    evidence is insufficient to support his                  of counsel is inadequately developed, we
    conviction, that the court erred in giving a             decline to consider it, but without prejudice to
    modified Allen charge, and that he received              his right to assert it in a collateral proceeding.
    ineffective assistance of counsel.                       See United States v. Scott, 
    159 F.3d 916
    , 924-
    25 (5th Cir. 1998); United States v. Bounds,
    Viewed in the light most favorable to the            
    943 F.2d 541
    , 544 (5th Cir. 1991).
    verdict, the evidence is sufficient to support a
    rational juror’s finding of guilt beyond a                  AFFIRMED.
    *
    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.