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

United States v. Diaz-Martinez

United States v. Diaz-Martinez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 28, 2006 · Bea, Goodwin, Reinhardt
199 F. App'x 635

United States v. Diaz-Martinez

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Gilberto Arturo Diaz-Martinez appeals from the 42-month prison sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for one count of illegal re-entry into the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Diaz-Martinez contends that the district court’s imposition of a supervised release condition that requires him to report to his probation officer within 72 hours of reentry into the United States violates the Fifth Amendment. His contention is foreclosed. See United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 441 F.3d 767, 772-73 (9th Cir. 2006) (holding that the imposition of this supervised release condition does not violate the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination because the reporting requirement did not compel an admission of criminal activity).

Diaz-Martinez next contends that his sentence is unconstitutional because the *636enhancement he received for a prior conviction pursuant to § 1326(b) was not based on jury fact-finding. This contention is also foreclosed. See United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1080 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).

AFFIRMED.

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