Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

United States v. Juan Castillo-Rivera

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 30, 2017No. 15-10615Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partStephen A. Higginson, Circuit Judge

I concur in Section III.B of the majority opinion, in Section I of Judge Dennis’s dissenting opinion, and in full in Judge Smith’s dissenting opinion. Because “felony” under Texas Penal Code § 46.04 is defined more broadly than, hence not “defined in,” 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), I agree with Judge Dennis’s dissenting opinion that Texas Penal Code § 46.04 cannot be an “aggravated felony” under the Sentencing Guidelines. Although I have applied the “realistic-probability” test announced *244in Duenas-Alvarez,1 I agree with Judge Dennis’s dissenting opinion that this added showing is unnecessary when a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. United States v. BonillaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Fierro-ReynaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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