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Parties Involved:
Jesus Lorenzo Contreras
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-50437

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JESUS LORENZO CONTRERAS,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 3:08-CR-3174-1

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jesus Lorenzo Contreras raises

constitutional challenges to the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence

under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 851 based on a prior conviction. As he concedes, his

arguments are foreclosed by United States v. Keith, 230 F.3d 784, 787 (5th Cir.

2000), and United States v. Doggett, 230 F.3d 160, 166 (5th Cir. 2000), as well as

by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 243-47 (1998). The

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment

of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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