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Parties Involved:
Marco Antonio Ayala-Garcia
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41428

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MARCO ANTONIO AYALA-GARCIA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-1273-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Marco Antonio Ayala-Garcia

raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. MoralesMota, 704 F.3d 410, 412 (5th Cir. 2013). In Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d at 412, we 

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) because it defines the “owner” of a 

 

* 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

October 22, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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habitation as a person with a “greater right to possession of the property than 

the actor.” Accordingly, the unopposed motion for summary disposition is 

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

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