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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Jose Angel Vasquez-Soto
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-10804

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE ANGEL VASQUEZ-SOTO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:19-CR-46-1

Before JOLLY, JONES, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Angel Vasquez-Soto 

argues that the district court erred at rearraignment by failing to advise him 

that his prior felony conviction was an essential element of his illegal reentry 

offense under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and that the court erred by sentencing him 

under the enhanced statutory maximum sentence pursuant to that provision. 

As Vasquez-Soto concedes, his arguments are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres 

 

* 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

January 23, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). In Almendarez-Torres, the Court held

that for purposes of a statutory sentencing enhancement, the fact of a prior

conviction need not be alleged in the indictment or found by a jury beyond a

reasonable doubt. Almendarez-Torres, 523 U.S. at 239–47. Apprendi v. New

Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), did not overrule this holding. See United States v.

Rojas-Luna, 522 F.3d 502, 505–06 (5th Cir. 2008). The Government’s motion

for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court

is AFFIRMED. The Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time

to file a brief is DENIED as moot.

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