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Parties Involved:
Jorge Amezcua-Campos
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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 The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren, Chief Judge, United States District

Court for the Western District of Arkansas. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1481

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Arkansas.

Jorge Amezcua-Campos, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: July 29, 2005

Filed: August 8, 2005

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Jorge Amezcua-Campos appeals the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty

to illegal reentry. He argues the district court’s1

 finding (under advisory Sentencing

Guidelines) that his prior conviction resulted in a 12-level increase in his offense

level violated the Sixth Amendment. While Amezcua-Campos does not dispute the

existence of the conviction, he argues based on United States v. Booker, 125 S. Ct.

738 (2005), that a jury must decide whether and to what extent the conviction

justified an enhancement. We have previously concluded, however, that a sentencing

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judge may find not only the existence of a prior conviction, but also whether the

conviction is one of the types qualifying for a sentence enhancement. See United

States v. Kempis-Bonola, 287 F.3d 699, 702-03 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 914

(2002). This principle was unchanged by Booker. Cf. United States v. Marcussen,

403 F.3d 982, 984 (8th Cir. 2005) (rejecting argument that nature of prior conviction

is to be treated differently from fact of prior conviction).. Accordingly, we affirm.

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