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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Cesar Adan Velasquez-Morales
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10995

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CESAR ADAN VELASQUEZ-MORALES, also known as Cesar Adam 

Velasquez, also known as Cesar Velasquez, 

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:15-CR-50-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Cesar Adan VelasquezMorales 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 GRANTED, 

 

* 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

October 18, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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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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