Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus MORALES-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-08
Citations: 671 F. App'x 283
Docket Number: No. 15-41017 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus MORALES-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 283–284

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus MORALES-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant
No. 15-41017 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 12/08/2016
John Richard Berry, Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, ■ Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant
Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jesus Morales-Sanchez pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal reentry and was sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment. His sentence was based in part on a 16-level enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii) for an aggravated felony conviction: a Texas conviction of aggravated assault. Morales-Sanchez argues that the district court plainly erred by characterizing the Texas aggravated assault offense as an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F) and as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) for the purposes of convicting and sentencing him under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2). Relying on Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 2561, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), Morales-Sanchez argues that the definition of a crime of violence in § 16(b), which is incorporated by reference into § 1101(a)(43)(F)'s definition of an aggravated felony, is unconstitutionally vague on its face. He further contends that this court cannot apply § 16(b) in this case without violating due process.
The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance, urging that Morales-Sanchez's arguments are foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Gonzalez-Longoria, 831 F.3d 670 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc), petition for cert. filed (Sept. 29, 2016) (No. 16-6259). The Government is correct. See id. Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED. The Government's alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED.
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.
. The recent grant of certiorari by the United States Supreme Court on the issue whether § 16(b) is unconstitutional in light of Johnson in Lynch v. Dimaya, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 31, 195 L.Ed.2d 902 (2016), does not alter our analysis. This court is bound by its own precedent unless and until that precedent is altered by a decision of the Supreme Court. See Wicker v. McCotter, 798 F.2d 155, 157-58 (5th Cir. 1986).