IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-50834 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

LUIS JUAN ROSALES-BARRAZA,

Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. EP-97-CR-54-1-H - - - - - - - - - - April 10, 1998

Before JOLLY, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appellant Luis Juan Rosales-Barraza (Rosales) appeals his

conviction and sentence for illegal re-entry following

deportation in violation of

. Rosales argues that

he was sentenced under

(b)(2) for a prior

aggravated felony conviction and since he was charged and pleaded

guilty to the elements of

(a), the Government

should have alleged the prior aggravated felony in the

indictment. His argument is foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 97-50834 -2-

decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, ___ U.S. ___,

, at *3, *8 (U.S. Mar. 24, 1998).

AFFIRMED.