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Summary: Case: 14-11012 Document: 00513182460 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/04/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-11012 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 4, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff–Appellee, versus DARNELL CHRISTOPHER BRYANT, Defendant–Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:12-CR-235-1 Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judge
Summary: Case: 14-11012 Document: 00513182460 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/04/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-11012 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 4, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff–Appellee, versus DARNELL CHRISTOPHER BRYANT, Defendant–Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:12-CR-235-1 Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges..
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Case: 14-11012 Document: 00513182460 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/04/2015
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-11012
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
September 4, 2015
Lyle W. Cayce
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk
Plaintiff–Appellee,
versus
DARNELL CHRISTOPHER BRYANT,
Defendant–Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:12-CR-235-1
Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Darnell Bryant appeals his sentence for being a felon in possession of a
firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). For the first time on appeal, he
claims that his Texas conviction of burglary of a habitation was not a crime of
violence (“COV”) for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). He urges that this
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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is so because the Texas statute is not divisible and includes conduct that does
not constitute the generic offense of burglary.
Because Bryant did not raise this issue in the district court, review is
limited to plain error, see United States v. Chavez-Hernandez,
671 F.3d 494,
497 (5th Cir. 2012), so he must show clear or obvious error that affects his
substantial rights. See Puckett v. United States,
556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009). If
he makes such a showing, this court has the discretion to correct the error but
will do so only if the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public
reputation of judicial proceedings.
Id.
The government has moved for summary affirmance on the ground that
Bryant’s argument is foreclosed by United States v. Conde-Castaneda,
753 F.3d
172, 176–77 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,
135 S. Ct. 311 (2014), holding that the
Texas burglary-of-a-habitation statute is divisible, that the modified categori-
cal approach applies, and that courts can consult Shepard-approved docu-
ments, see Shepard v. United States,
544 U.S. 13, 16 (2005), to determine which
of the three alternatives of Section 30.02(a) of the Texas Penal Code forms the
basis of the conviction. In Conde-Castaneda we further held that, where, as
here, a defendant was indicted under both Section 30.02(a)(1) and (3), and the
written judicial confession showed that he was convicted of violating “each and
every act” in the indictment, he therefore was convicted under both subsec-
tions, meaning that the burglary conviction qualified as a COV.
Id. at 178–79;
See United States v. Garcia,
420 F.3d 454, 456–57 (5th Cir. 2005).
Bryant concedes that his argument is foreclosed. The motion for sum-
mary affirmance is GRANTED. The government’s alternative motion for an
extension of time to file its brief is DENIED as unnecessary. The judgment of
sentence is AFFIRMED.
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