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Parties Involved:
Cayetano Sandoval
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-10100

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CAYETANO SANDOVAL,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:15-CR-133-1

Before DENNIS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Cayetano Sandoval raises an 

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

224 (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. Accordingly, the 

motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an 

 

* 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

December 20, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district 

court is AFFIRMED.

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