Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca5-15-10440/USCOURTS-ca5-15-10440-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Jose Castillo-Nunez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10440

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE CASTILLO-NUNEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 2:14-CR-96-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Castillo-Nunez raises 

an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Tuma, 738 F.3d 681 (5th 

Cir. 2013). In Tuma, we held that Alleyne v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 2151 

(2013) applies “only to facts that increase a statutory mandatory minimum 

sentence” and rejected the argument that Alleyne requires that any fact that 

increases a defendant’s minimum sentence, including facts that raise the

 

* 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

February 17, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 Case: 15-10440 Document: 00513382892 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/17/2016
No. 15-10440

2

guidelines range, be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Tuma, 738 

F.3d at 693. The motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative 

request for an extension of time is DENIED, and the judgment of the district 

court is AFFIRMED.

 Case: 15-10440 Document: 00513382892 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/17/2016