Legal Opinion

United States v. Alberto Riascos-Cardenas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 17, 2013No. 13-40346Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Alberto Estivens Riascos-Cardenas raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d 410, 412 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 133 S.Ct. 2374, 185 L.Ed.2d 1091 (2013). In Morales-Mota, 704 F.3d at 412, this court, relying upon its holding in United States v. Joslin, 487 Fed.Appx. 139, 141-43 (5th Cir.2012), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 133 S.Ct. 1847, 185 L.Ed.2d 851 (2013), rejected the argument that the Texas offense of “burglary of a habitation” is outside the generic, contemporary definition of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. United States v. Francisco Morales-MotaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013

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