USA v. Gabino Obregon-Gonzalez, No. 15-40741 (5th Cir. 2015)

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Case: 15-40741 Document: 00513309117 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/15/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-40741 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, December 15, 2015 Plaintiff-Appellee Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. GABINO OBREGON-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:15-CR-20-1 Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Gabino Obregon-Gonzalez raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Rodriguez, 711 F.3d 541, 562-63 & n.28 (5th Cir. 2013) (en banc), in which we held that the generic, contemporary definition of “sexual abuse of a minor” does not require the age of consent to be below 17 years old and does not include the asserted age-differential requirement. He also raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. Elizondo-Hernandez, 755 F.3d 779, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 15-40741 Document: 00513309117 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/15/2015 No. 15-40741 781-82 (5th Cir. 2014), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 1011 (2015), which held that the Texas offense of indecency with a child by contact satisfied the generic definition of “sexual abuse of minor.” The motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2

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