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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Jose Otilio Villaman-Mendez
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-50868

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE OTILIO VILLAMAN-MENDEZ, also known as Jose Villaman,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 3:14-CR-136-1

Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Otilio Villaman-Mendez 

raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. 

United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 231-35 (1998), in which the Supreme Court 

determined that convictions used to enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. 

§ 1326(b) need not be set forth in the indictment. Accordingly, the 

Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, its alternative 

* 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

April 21, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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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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