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United States v. Jose Chavez-Perez, 14-50199 (2015)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 14-50199 Visitors: 34
Filed: Jun. 16, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Case: 14-50199 Document: 00513080192 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/16/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-50199 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 16, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE CHAVEZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:13-CR-387-1 Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: *
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     Case: 14-50199      Document: 00513080192         Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/16/2015




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 14-50199
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

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

v.

JOSE CHAVEZ-PEREZ,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 2:13-CR-387-1


Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Chavez-Perez 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 would not


       * 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. 14-50199

qualify as a federal drug trafficking offense. See 
Teran-Salas, 767 F.3d at 458
.
Chavez-Perez 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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