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Parties Involved:
Ernesto Galvan-Mata
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40872

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ERNESTO GALVAN-MATA, also known as Eduardo Martinez, also known as 

Wilfredo Garza,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-1761-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Ernesto Galvan-Mata raises 

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 motion for an extension 

 

* 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

February 17, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is 

AFFIRMED.

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