United States v. Martinez-Trevino

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States v. Martinez-Trevino, 147 F. App'x 433 (5th Cir. 2005)

United States v. Martinez-Trevino

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Maria Isabel Martinez-Trevino (“Martinez”) appeals her conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after a previous deportation. She argues that the “felony” and “aggravated felony” provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Martinez raises an issue that she concedes is foreclosed, but she seeks to preserve it for further review.

This argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 489-90, 120 S.Ct. 2348; see also United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). The Supreme Court’s decisions in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See Booker, 125 S.Ct. at 756; Blakely, 124 S.Ct. at 2536-43. This court does not have the authority to overrule Almendarez-Torres. See Dabeit, 231 F.3d at 984. Accordingly, Martinez’s conviction and sentence are 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.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. Maria Isabel MARTINEZ-TREVINO, Also Known as Isabel Maria Martinez-Trevino, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished