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United States v. Medardo Hernandez-Mejia, 13-50886 (2015)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 13-50886 Visitors: 15
Filed: Jun. 16, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Case: 13-50886 Document: 00513079078 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/16/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 13-50886 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 16, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. MEDARDO HERNANDEZ-MEJIA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 1:13-CR-256-1 Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CUR
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     Case: 13-50886      Document: 00513079078         Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/16/2015




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 13-50886
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                            June 16, 2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MEDARDO HERNANDEZ-MEJIA,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:13-CR-256-1


Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Medardo Hernandez-Mejia
raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Teran-Salas, 
767 F.3d 453
, 458-62 (5th Cir. 2014), cert. denied, 
135 S. Ct. 1892
(2015). In Teran-
Salas, we determined that the appellant was not entitled to relief based merely
on the existence of a theoretical possibility that the defendant could be
convicted under Texas Health & Safety Code § 481.112(a) for conduct that


       * 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.
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                               No. 13-50886

would not qualify as a federal drug trafficking offense. See 
Teran-Salas, 767 F.3d at 458
. Hernandez-Mejia has not demonstrated “a realistic probability
that Texas would prosecute under an ‘administering’ theory in a way that does
not also constitute either ‘dispensing’ or ‘distributing’ under the federal
sentencing guidelines.” 
Id. at 461-62.
Accordingly, the Government’s motion
for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension
of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.




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