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Parties Involved:
Jesus Morin-Davila
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 03-40500

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JESUS MORIN-DAVILA,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. M-02-CR-774-1

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

PER CURIAM:*

Jesus Morin-Davila (“Morin”) appeals his guilty-plea 

conviction and sentence for illegal reentry following

deportation. Morin argues pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey,

530 U.S. 466 (2000), that the “felony” and “aggravated felony”

provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are elements of the

offense, not sentence enhancements, making those provisions

unconstitutional. Morin concedes that this argument is

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

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(1998), and he raises it for possible review by the Supreme

Court. 

Morin’s Apprendi argument is foreclosed by

Almendarez-Torres, 523 U.S. at 235. We must follow the precedent

set in Almendarez-Torres “unless and until the Supreme Court

itself determines to overrule it.” United States v. Dabeit, 231

F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000) (internal quotation and citation

omitted). 

AFFIRMED. 

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