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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JAVIER GARCIA-MARTINEZ, also known as Luis Javier Martinez, also known as Luis Martinez-Perez, also known as Luis Javier-Garcia Martinez, Defendant-Appellant
Javier Garcia-Martinez appeals from a judgment of conviction. He concedes that his only argument is foreclosed by United States v. Rodriguez-Salazar, 768 F.3d 437 (5th Cir. 2014). In that opinion, this court rejected the argument that the Texas offense of theft is broader than the generic, contemporary definition of theft because the Texas offense, which includes theft by deception, may be committed by taking property with the owner's consent. Id. at 437-38. Garcia-Martinez was convicted of theft under a Tennessee statute that includes a similar theft by deception provision. We agree with Garcia-Martinez that his argument that the Tennessee statute falls outside the generic definition of theft is foreclosed by Rodriguez-Salazar. Accordingly, the motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 16-41155
Decided: February 21, 2017
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
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