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Parties Involved:
Jesus Rodriguez-Pena
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41143

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JESUS RODRIGUEZ-PENA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-195-1

Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jesus Rodriguez-Pena raises 

arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Rodriguez, 711 

F.3d 541, 562-63 & n.28 (5th Cir. 2013) (en banc), in which we held that the 

generic, contemporary definition of “sexual abuse of a minor” does not require

the age of consent to be below 17 years old and does not include the asserted 

age-differential requirement. He also raises an argument that he concedes is 

 

* 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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foreclosed by United States v. Elizondo-Hernandez, 755 F.3d 779, 782 (5th Cir. 

2014), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 1011 (2015), which held that the Texas offense of 

indecency with a child by contact satisfied the generic definition of “sexual 

abuse of a minor.” Accordingly, the unopposed motion for summary disposition 

is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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