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Parties Involved:
Jose Marcos Castillo-Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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. 03-40942

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JOSE MARCOS CASTILLO-HERNANDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. M-03-CR-237-1

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

PER CURIAM:*

Jose Marcos Castillo-Hernandez contends for the first time

on appeal that the aggravated felony enhancement found in

8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New

Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000). He concedes that this argument

is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224

(1998), but asserts that Almendarez-Torres has been called into

doubt by Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). See United

States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). He seeks to

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preserve the issue for possible Supreme Court review. The

judgment is 

AFFIRMED.

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