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United States v. Valle-Ramirez

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Feb 21, 2017
No. 15-41719 (5th Cir. Feb. 21, 2017)

Opinion

No. 15-41719

02-21-2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE LUIS VALLE-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant


Conference Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 2:15-CR-586-1 Before JOLLY, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. --------

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Luis Valle-Ramirez raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Torres-Jaime, 821 F.3d 577 (5th Cir. 2016), petition for cert. filed (Sept. 1, 2016) (No. 16-5853). In Torres-Jaime, we held that a Georgia conviction for aggravated assault qualifies as a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 (2014). Torres-Jaime, 821 F.3d at 580-85. He also raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Gonzalez-Longoria, 831 F.3d 670 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc), petition for cert. filed (Sept. 29, 2016) (No. 16-6259). In Gonzalez-Longoria, we held that 18 U.S.C. § 16(b), which defines a crime of violence when incorporated by reference into § 2L1.2(b)(1)(C), is not unconstitutionally vague on its face in light of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015). Gonzalez-Longoria, 831 F.3d at 672. Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

Nevertheless, the written judgment contains a clerical error in that it identifies Valle-Ramirez's statute of conviction as 8 U.S.C. § 1324, rather than § 1326. We therefore REMAND for correction of the written judgment in accordance with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36. See United States v. Johnson, 588 F.2d 961, 964 (5th Cir. 1979).


Summaries of

United States v. Valle-Ramirez

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Feb 21, 2017
No. 15-41719 (5th Cir. Feb. 21, 2017)
Case details for

United States v. Valle-Ramirez

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE LUIS VALLE-RAMIREZ…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Feb 21, 2017

Citations

No. 15-41719 (5th Cir. Feb. 21, 2017)

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