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Parties Involved:
Jose Luis Perez-Ayala
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10324

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE LUIS PEREZ-AYALA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CR-124-1

Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Luis Perez-Ayala raises 

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

Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 2875 (2014). 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, 

 

* 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 15, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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including facts that raise the 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. 

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