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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Saul Vazquez-Morales
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40825

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

SAUL VAZQUEZ-MORALES,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:15-CR-128-1

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Saul Vazquez-Morales raises 

an argument that is 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 an age-differential 

requirement. He also raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States 

 

* 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

April 20, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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v. Elizondo-Hernandez, 755 F.3d 779, 781-82 (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 motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the 

judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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