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Parties Involved:
Marco Antonio Solis-Ramirez
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

FILED

April 21, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-41191 

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS-RAMIREZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. M-03-CR-344-1

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Marco Antonio Solis-Ramirez (Solis-Ramirez) appeals his 

conviction and sentence for being found in the United States

after previous deportation, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and

(b). He argues that the “felony” and “aggravated felony”

provisions of § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light

of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). Solis-Ramirez

raises an issue that he concedes is foreclosed, but he seeks to

preserve it for further review. 

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This argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United

States, 523 U.S. 224, 235 (1998). We must follow the precedent

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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