United States v. Pedro Estrada-Rodriguez

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
DecidedApril 16, 2014
Docket13-40975
StatusUnpublished

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Case: 13-40975 Document: 00512598111 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/16/2014

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-40975 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED April 16, 2014 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

PEDRO ESTRADA-RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 7:13-CR-328-1

Before PRADO, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Pedro Estrada-Rodriguez raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Morales- Mota, 704 F.3d 410, 412 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 2374 (2013). In Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d at 412, this court, relying upon its holding in United States v. Joslin, 487 F. App’x 139, 141-43 (5th Cir. 2012) (unpublished), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 1847 (2013), rejected the argument that the Texas offense of

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 13-40975 Document: 00512598111 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/16/2014

No. 13-40975

“burglary of a habitation” is outside 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.” Accordingly, Estrada-Rodriguez’s unopposed motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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United States v. Ruben Joslin
487 F. App'x 139 (Fifth Circuit, 2012)
United States v. Francisco Morales-Mota
704 F.3d 410 (Fifth Circuit, 2013)

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