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Parties Involved:
Jose Antonio Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41275

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE ANTONIO HERNANDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CR-277-1

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Antonio Hernandez

presents an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United 

States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235 (1998), which held that convictions used to 

enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth in the 

indictment. The motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the 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

August 18, 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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