Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nelson Antonio SUAZO, also known as Antonio Nelson Suazo, also known as Nelson Suazo, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-21
Citations: 516 F. App'x 399
Docket Number: No. 12-20029
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nelson Antonio SUAZO, also known as Antonio Nelson Suazo, also known as Nelson Suazo, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 516
Pages: 399–399

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nelson Antonio SUAZO, also known as Antonio Nelson Suazo, also known as Nelson Suazo, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-20029.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 21, 2013.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DeMOSS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Nelson Antonio Suazo pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being deported. His offense level was increased for a Texas conviction for burglary of a habitation that was deemed a "crime of violence" under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii). The district court granted a downward variance and sentenced Suazo to 36 months in prison.
Suazo contends that his prior Texas burglary was not a crime of violence because Texas law too broadly defines the "owner" of a habitation as a person with merely "greater right to possession" than the criminal actor. We review only for plain error because the issue is raised for the first time on appeal. See United States v. Ramirez, 557 F.3d 200, 205 (5th Cir.2009). Suazo must, at minimum, show a forfeited error that was "clear or obvious, rather than subject to reasonable dispute." Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423, 173 L.Ed.2d 266 (2009).
We recently rejected an indistinguishable argument in United States v. Joslin, 487 Fed.Appx. 139, 142-43 (5th Cir.2012), when we held that, notwithstanding the "greater right to possession" theory, a Texas conviction for burglary of a habitation constitutes the "violent felony" of generic burglary under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The definition of "violent felony" under the ACCA is the same as the definition of "crime of violence" in § 2L1.2. United States v. Najera-Mendoza, 683 F.3d 627, 631 n. 3 (5th Cir.2012). Accordingly, Joslin, though unpublished, is on point and sufficient to show that there was no obvious or plain error. See Puckett, 556 U.S. at 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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.