U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006

United States v. Ruiz-Gonzalez

United States v. Ruiz-Gonzalez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 16, 2006 · Berzon, Kleinfeld, Paez
185 F. App'x 630

United States v. Ruiz-Gonzalez

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Tomas Ruiz-Gonzalez appeals the sentence imposed following his conviction for unlawful reentry of a deported alien in *631violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Ruiz-Gonzalez contends that the district court erred in enhancing his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) based on a non-jury fact-finding regarding his prior conviction. As Ruiz-Gonzalez concedes, his contention is foreclosed by this court’s precedent, and he raises the issue only to preserve it should legal precedent change. See United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir. 2005) (holding that we are bound to follow Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), even though it has been called into question, unless it is explicitly overruled by the Supreme Court); United States v. Quintana-Quintana, 383 F.3d 1052, 1053 (9th Cir. 2004).

AFFIRMED.

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