USA v. Jose Portillo-Meza

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [13-11330 Affirmed] Judge: WED , Judge: EBC , Judge: GJC. Mandate pull date is 10/08/2014 for Appellant Jose Portillo-Meza [13-11330]

Case: 13-11330

Document: 00512772259

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Date Filed: 09/17/2014

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-11330
Summary Calendar

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
September 17, 2014

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee

Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

v.
JOSE PORTILLO-MEZA,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:12-CR-205-1
Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Jose Portillo-Meza appeals his conviction for illegally reentering the
United States after removal. He urges that the district court erred in not
allowing him to present a necessity or duress defense. He has not shown that
he satisfied the requirements for such a defense. See United States v. PosadaRios, 158 F.3d 832, 873 (5th Cir. 1998); United States v. Gant, 691 F.2d 1159,
1162-65 (5th Cir. 1982).

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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Case: 13-11330

Document: 00512772259

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Date Filed: 09/17/2014

No. 13-11330
Additionally, Portillo-Meza theorizes that excluding such a defense can
result in an inconsistency between a criminal case and an immigration case.
He has shown no error.
AFFIRMED.

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