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Parties Involved:
Cesar Garcia-Hernandez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-50526

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CESAR GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Cesar Garcia, also known as 

Empedorles Vega, also known as Cesar Garcia-Sutuy, also known as Cesar 

Evaristo Garcia-Sutuy,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:14-CR-56-1

Before DAVIS, ELROD, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Cesar Garcia-Hernandez 

presents an argument that he concedes 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 

* 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 24, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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indictment. Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is 

GRANTED, its alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is 

DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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