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Parties Involved:
Jose Pablo Bartolo-Guerra
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-50490

c/w No. 15-50493

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE PABLO BARTOLO-GUERRA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:15-CR-20-1

USDC No. 1:15-CR-52-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgments in criminal cases, Jose Pablo Bartolo-Guerra

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 

 

* 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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an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgments of the district 

court are AFFIRMED. 

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