United States v. Hamilton-Reyes

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States v. Hamilton-Reyes, 126 F. App'x 188 (5th Cir. 2005)

United States v. Hamilton-Reyes

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Carlos Humberto Hamilton-Reyes was convicted on his guilty plea of illegal reentry into the United States, for which he was sentenced to serve 94 months in prison and a three-year term of supervised release. He contends that the “felony” and “aggravated felony” provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). He asserts further that he would be entitled to relief under Blakely v. Washington, — U.S.-, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), if Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), were overruled.

Hamilton-Reyes’s argument concerning the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is, as he concedes, foreclosed. See United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). Since Almendarez-Torres has *189 not been overruled, Hamilton-Reyes is not entitled to relief under Blakely. See Dabeit, 281 F.3d at 984.

AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Humberto HAMILTON-REYES, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished