United States v. Amilcar Yovani-Carrera
United States v. Amilcar Yovani-Carrera
Opinion
Case: 15-11286 Document: 00513638945 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/16/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 15-11286 Fifth Circuit FILED Conference Calendar August 16, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellee v. AMILCAR YOVANI-CARRERA, Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:15-CR-269-1
Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Amilcar Yovani-Carrera raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235 (1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth in the indictment.
Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
Case: 15-11286 Document: 00513638945 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/16/2016
No. 15-11286 motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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