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Parties Involved:
Gilberto Aguilar-Gutierrez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Fifth Circuit _____________ 

No. 24-50169 

consolidated with 

No. 24-50179 

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United States of America, 

Plaintiff—Appellee, 

versus

Gilberto Aguilar-Gutierrez, 

Defendant—Appellant. 

______________________________ 

Appeals from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Texas 

USDC Nos. 4:22-CR-270-1, 

4:23-CR-468-1 

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Before Graves, Willett, and Wilson, Circuit Judges. 

Per Curiam:*

Gilberto Aguilar-Gutierrez appeals his conviction and sentence under 

8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). For the first time on appeal, he contends that 

§ 1326(b)(2) violates the Constitution by treating a prior conviction that 

increases the statutory maximum under the statute as a sentencing factor, 

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*

 This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. 

United States Court of Appeals 

Fifth Circuit 

FILED 

November 26, 2024 

Lyle W. Cayce 

Clerk 

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rather than as an element of the offense. He correctly concedes that his 

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

(1998), but he wishes to preserve it for further review, see United States v. 

Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553–54 (5th Cir. 2019). 

Because the only issue is foreclosed and “there can be no substantial 

question as to the outcome of the case,” the unopposed motion for summary 

disposition is GRANTED. Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 

1162 (5th Cir. 1969). The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 

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