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United States v. Valencia-Garcia

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 16, 2015
No. 14-20708 (5th Cir. Jun. 16, 2015)

Opinion

No. 14-20708

06-16-2015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. OLIVERIO VALENCIA-GARCIA, also known as Oliverio Garcia Valencia, also known as Oliverio Garza Valencia, also known as Oliverio Valencia Garcia, Defendant-Appellant


Conference Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:14-CR-203-1
Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Oliverio Valencia-Garcia raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d 410, 412 (5th Cir. 2013), which rejected the argument that the Texas offense of "burglary of a habitation" is broader than the generic, contemporary definition of "burglary of a dwelling" under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) because it defines the "owner" of a habitation as a person with a "greater right to possession of the property than the actor." Accordingly, the motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Valencia-Garcia

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jun 16, 2015
No. 14-20708 (5th Cir. Jun. 16, 2015)
Case details for

United States v. Valencia-Garcia

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. OLIVERIO VALENCIA-GARCIA…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 16, 2015

Citations

No. 14-20708 (5th Cir. Jun. 16, 2015)

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