USA v. Echavarria-Espinoza, No. 08-40643 (5th Cir. 2008)
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 08-40643 Conference Calendar November 5, 2008 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE MARIA ECHAVARRIA-ESPINOZA Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 7:08-CR-202-1 Before DAVIS, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Maria EchavarriaEspinoza raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Garcia-Mendez, 420 F.3d 454, 457 (5th Cir.2005), which held that a conviction under TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.02(a)(1) for burglary of a habitation is a crime of violence for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 because it is equivalent to the enumerated offense of burglary of a dwelling and United States v. CardenasCardenas, ___ F.3d ___, No. 08-40210, 2008 WL 4353084 (5th Cir. Sept. 25, 2008), which held that James v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 1586 (2007) does not * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 08-40643 undermine our conclusions in Garcia-Mendez. The Government s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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