United States v. Fuentes
Opinion of the Court
Carmen Noel Fuentes appeals his sentence for his guilty-plea conviction for ille
As conceded by Fuentes, his challenge to the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which was not overruled by Apprendi. See United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). Moreover, the indictment specifically charged that Fuentes had previously been convicted of an aggravated felony.
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
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