U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2020

United States v. Guillermo Reyes-Garcia

United States v. Guillermo Reyes-Garcia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 25, 2020

United States v. Guillermo Reyes-Garcia

Opinion

Case: 20-50147 Document: 00515539458 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/25/2020

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED August 25, 2020 No. 20-50147 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Guillermo Reyes-Garcia, also known as Guillermo Garcia- Hernandez, also known as Guillermo Reyes-Gomera, also known as Guillermo Reyes-Hernandez, Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 1:19-CR-273-1

Before Davis, Stewart, and Dennis, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:* Before the court is the Government’s motion for summary affirmance of Guillermo Reyes-Garcia’s conviction under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1). The

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 20-50147 Document: 00515539458 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/25/2020

No. 20-50147

sole issue raised by the appeal is whether it violates the Constitution to apply § 1326(b)(1)’s enhanced sentencing range based on a prior conviction that was not alleged in the indictment or found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Reyes-Garcia correctly concedes that the claim is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 239-47 (1998), raising it only to preserve the issue for further review. Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time is DENIED. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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