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Parties Involved:
Ricardo Juaregui-Duran
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

F I L E D

February 18, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-41049

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RICARDO JUAREGUI-DURAN, 

also known as Jose Roberto Gomez,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. B-03-CR-303-ALL 

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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Ricardo Juaregui-Duran appeals his guilty plea conviction

for illegal reentry into the United States following an

aggravated felony conviction in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. As

an initial matter, the Government’s motion to dismiss is DENIED. 

For the first time on appeal, Juaregui-Duran argues that the

sentencing provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) & (2) are

unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466

(2000). Juaregui-Duran acknowledges that his argument is

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foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224

(1998), but he seeks to preserve the issue for Supreme Court

review. Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See

Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 489-90; United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d

979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, the judgment of the

district court is affirmed. 

MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED; AFFIRMED.

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