Legal Opinion

United States v. Felix Uribe

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 3, 2016No. 15-51223PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Felix Uribe pled guilty to violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326 for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Because Uribe had previously been convicted of burglary of a habitation in Texas, see Tex. Penal Code § 30.02(a), his presen-tence report included, and the district court applied, a 16-level crime of violence enhancement to Uribe’s base offense level pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines. U.S.S.G. § 2L.2(b)(l)(A)(ii). This court has previously held that Tex. Penal Code § 30.02(a)(1) defines a generic burglary of a dwelling within the scope of this…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Day v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. DeVaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael HerroldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Dantana TanksleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Osman ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Eddie Wiese, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Michael HerroldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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