U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2023

United States v. Corral-Duran

United States v. Corral-Duran
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 15, 2023

United States v. Corral-Duran

Opinion

Case: 23-50273 Document: 00516858446 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/15/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit _____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 23-50273 consolidated with FILED No. 23-50275 August 15, 2023 _____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Luis Alfredo Corral-Duran, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC Nos. 3:21-CR-696-1, 3:22-CR-1911-1 ______________________________ Before Wiener, Stewart, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Defendant-Appellant Luis Alfredo Corral-Duran appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after removal, as well as the order revoking the term of supervised release that he was serving at the time of the offense. With regard to illegal reentry, he argues that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 23-50273 Document: 00516858446 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/15/2023

23-50273 c/w No. 23-50275 unconstitutional because it allows a sentence above the otherwise applicable statutory maximum established by § 1326(a) based on facts that are neither alleged in the indictment nor found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Corral-Duran does not address the revocation or the revocation sentence and has therefore abandoned any challenge to them. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224–25 (5th Cir. 1993).

Corral-Duran has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition and a letter brief correctly conceding that the only issue he raises is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). See United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553–54 (5th Cir. 2019). He explains that he has raised the issue to preserve it for possible further review. Because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Corral-Duran’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgments are AFFIRMED.

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