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Parties Involved:
Jose Ruben Medina
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41267

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE RUBEN MEDINA, also known as Jose Rios Medina, also known as Jose 

Medina,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CR-244-1

Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Ruben Medina 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) 

 

* 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

FILED

June 16, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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because it defines the “owner” of a habitation as a person 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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