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Parties Involved:
Oneida Denise Saylor
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10205

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ONEIDA DENISE SAYLOR,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CR-219-1

Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Oneida Denise Saylor raises 

an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Tuma, 738 F.3d 681, 693 

(5th Cir. 2013), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 2875 (2014). In Tuma, we held that 

Alleyne v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 2151 (2013) applies “only to facts that 

increase a statutory mandatory minimum sentence” and rejected the argument 

that Alleyne requires that any fact that increases a defendant’s minimum 

 

* 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

December 15, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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sentence, including facts that raise the guidelines range, be found by a jury 

beyond a reasonable doubt. Tuma, 738 F.3d at 693. The motion for summary 

affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative request for an extension of time to 

file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 

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