Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-08-18 18:01:49.266234+00
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Case: 15-40034      Document: 00513159168         Page: 1    Date Filed: 08/18/2015

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                        United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                 Fifth Circuit

                                                                               FILED
                                    No. 15-40034                         August 18, 2015
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                          Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                               Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE ALFREDO SNOWBALL-PADRON,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:14-CR-656-1

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Alfredo Snowball-
Padron raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Morales-Mota,
704 F.3d 410, 412 (5th Cir. 2013), which 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 habitation as a person with a “greater right

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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                               No. 15-40034

to possession of the property than the actor.”    The motion for summary
disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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