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Parties Involved:
Carlos Sanchez-Santillan
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-10812

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CARLOS SANCHEZ-SANTILLAN, 

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:15-CR-309-1

Before DENNIS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Carlos Sanchez-Santillan

raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 

523 U.S. 224 (1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a sentence 

under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) need not be set forth in the indictment. Accordingly, 

the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for 

 

* 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

December 20, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district 

court is AFFIRMED.

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