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Parties Involved:
Luis Felipe Delacruz Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-11023

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

LUIS FELIPE DELACRUZ HERNANDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:14-CR-464-1

Before JONES, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Luis Felipe Delacruz 

Hernandez raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. 

United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235 (1998), which held that convictions 

used to enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth 

in the indictment. Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

June 21, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is 

DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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