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United States v. Fernando Tovar-Espinoza, 14-40984 (2015)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 14-40984 Visitors: 6
Filed: Jun. 16, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Case: 14-40984 Document: 00513079470 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/16/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-40984 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 16, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. FERNANDO TOVAR-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 1:13-CR-457-1 Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CU
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     Case: 14-40984      Document: 00513079470         Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/16/2015




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 14-40984
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

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

v.

FERNANDO TOVAR-ESPINOZA,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:13-CR-457-1


Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Fernando Tovar-Espinoza
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


       * 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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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.




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