United States v. Galaviz-Lopez
United States v. Galaviz-Lopez
Opinion
Case: 24-50091 Document: 55-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/20/2024
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit _____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 24-50091 consolidated with FILED No. 24-50095 June 20, 2024 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce _____________ Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Pablo Hector Galaviz-Lopez, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC Nos. 4:23-CR-65-1, 4:20-CR-568-1 ______________________________ Before Jolly, Engelhardt, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: * Pablo Hector Galaviz-Lopez appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States, as well as the order revoking the term of supervised release he was serving at the time of the offense. Regarding the illegal reentry offense, he argues that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 24-50091 Document: 55-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/20/2024
24-50091 c/w No. 24-50095 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. Because Galaviz-Lopez does not address the revocation or the revocation sentence, he has abandoned any challenge to them. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993).
Galaviz-Lopez 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. Accordingly, because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Galaviz-Lopez’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgments are AFFIRMED.
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