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Parties Involved:
Israel Caseres-Rodriguez
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

FILED

April 21, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-41167

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ISRAEL CASERES-RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. B-03-CR-440-1

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Israel Caseres-Rodriguez 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. 

For the first time on appeal, Caseres 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). Caseres

acknowledges that his argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres

v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but he seeks to preserve

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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. 

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