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Parties Involved:
Rene Rocha
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 2, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-50699

Summary Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RENE ROCHA,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. A-03-CR-168-01-SS

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Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Rene Rocha appeals the district court’s revocation of his

supervised release. Rocha argues that the reason that the

district court revoked his supervised release was that he had

allegedly committed child abuse and that, because that allegation

had not been proven, the order revoking his supervised release

must be revoked. 

There was ample evidence submitted at the revocation hearing

to support the court’s finding that Rocha had used alcohol after

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the prohibition on the consumption of alcohol had been made a

term of his supervised release, and Rocha admits as much in his

brief. Although the district court allowed the Government to put

on witness testimony that included discussion of Rocha’s alleged

child abuse while under the influence of alcohol, the record

reflects that the district court based its order of revocation on

the fact that Rocha violated the terms of his supervised release

by drinking alcohol. 

Consequently, Rocha has not shown that the district court

abused its discretion in revoking his supervised release. United

States v. McCormick, 54 F.3d 214, 219 (5th Cir. 1995). The

district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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