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Parties Involved:
Victor Manuel Ortiz-Arellano
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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. 03-41042

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR MANUEL ORTIZ-ARELLANO,

Defendant-Appellant.

* * * * * *

Consolidated with

No. 03-41114

* * * * * *

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

VICTOR MANUEL ORTIZ-ARELLANO,

also known as Jose Ramos-Ochoa,

also known as Antonio Aguilar-Ochoa,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. B-03-CR-153-ALL

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

PER CURIAM:*

 Case: 03-41042 Document: 0051605937 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/18/2004
No. 03-41042 c/w 

No. 03-41114 

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Victor Manuel Ortiz-Arellano contends for the first time on

appeal that the aggravated felony enhancement found in 8 U.S.C.

§ 1326(b) is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530

U.S. 466, 490 (2000). He concedes that this argument is

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

(1998), but asserts that Almendarez-Torres has been called into

doubt by Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). See United

States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). He seeks to

preserve the issue for possible Supreme Court review. The

judgment of conviction is AFFIRMED and the district court’s

judgment for revocation of supervised release is also AFFIRMED.

 Case: 03-41042 Document: 0051605937 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/18/2004