Case: 18-50250 Document: 00514641820 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/14/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 18-50250 Fifth Circuit FILED Summary Calendar September 14, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk

Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE LUIS BARRAZA-CARRERA, Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:17-CR-875-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Jose Luis Barraza-Carrera appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for being found unlawfully present in the United States after previous deportation. He argues that his three-year term of supervised release is unconstitutional because it exceeds the maximum sentence for the 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) offense charged in the indictment. Specifically, he contends that in order to trigger a sentencing enhancement under § 1326(b), the fact of

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 18-50250 Document: 00514641820 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/14/2018

No. 18-50250 a prior conviction must be alleged in the indictment and proven to a jury; therefore, he asserts that § 1326(b) is unconstitutional. He correctly concedes, however, that his argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). See United States v. Wallace, 759 F.3d 486, 497 (5th Cir. 2014).

The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance and, alternatively, seeks an extension of time to file its brief. Because the issue is foreclosed, summary affirmance is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).

Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.