United States v. Khan

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
March 14, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-50546
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
NANTU KHAN, also known as Kamal Khan Mostafa,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:04-CR-2590-ALL
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Before JOLLY, DAVIS and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Nantu Khan appeals his conviction of destroying, concealing,
and mutilating identification documents with the intent to
obstruct or influence an investigation of a matter within the
jurisdiction of a department of the United States. He argues
that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.
Khan properly preserved his sufficiency claim for appellate
review. See United States v. Resio-Trejo, 45 F.3d 907, 911 n.6
(5th Cir. 1995). Viewing all of the evidence in the light most

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favorable to the Government, a rational jury could have inferred
that Khan attempted to conceal his alias information from
officials investigating his immigration status by shoving
documents containing his alias into the toilet of the holding
cell where he was being detained. See United States v.
Pruneda-Gonzalez, 953 F.2d 190, 193 (5th Cir. 1992).
Accordingly, Khan’s conviction is AFFIRMED.

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