United States v. Christopher Garvin
Opinion
Case: 15-10301 Document: 00513307319 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/15/2015
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-10301 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED December 15, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHRISTOPHER LEE GARVIN, Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:14-CR-218-1
Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Christopher Lee Garvin raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Tuma, 738 F.3d 681 (5th Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 2875 (2014). In Tuma, we held that Alleyne v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 2151 (2013) applies “only to facts that increase a statutory mandatory minimum sentence” and rejected the argument that Alleyne requires that any fact that increases a defendant’s minimum Case: 15-10301 Document: 00513307319 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/15/2015
No. 15-10301 sentence, including facts that raise the guidelines range, be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Tuma, 738 F.3d at 693. The motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative request for an extension of time is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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