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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Salvador Zamora-Quintanilla
Appellant

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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

F I L E D

February 18, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 02-40233 

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

SALVADOR ZAMORA-QUINTANILLA,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. L-00-CR-937-8

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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Salvador Zamora-Quintanilla appeals his guilty plea

conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to

distribute more than ten kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21

U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). He argues that 21 U.S.C. § 841 is

unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466

(2000). Zamora-Quintanilla concedes that this court rejected his

argument in United States v. Slaughter, 238 F.3d 580, 582 (5th

Cir. 2000), but asserts that he is raising it to preserve it for

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Supreme Court review. As the argument is foreclosed by circuit

precedent, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 

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