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i nt o the U ni t ed S t at es . S ee 18 U . S . C . § 1 32 6. W hen the di stri ctcourtca l cul at ed the appl i c abl e S e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s r a nge , i ti m pos e d a n e nha nc e m e ntba s e d on a pri or fe l on y c on vi ct i on re po rt ed i n the P re se nt ence Invest i gat i on R eport . S ee U ni t ed S t at es S ent enci ng G ui del i nes § 2L 1. 2(b)(1)(A ) ( N ov . 20 05 ). L ozano-L oza a r gue s tha tthe e nha nc e m e nti s unc ons t i tut i ona l unde rU ni t e d S t a t e s v. B ooke r , 543 U .S . 2 2 0 , 1 2 8 S . C t. 7 3 8 ( 2 0 0 5 ) , b e c au s e th e p r io rc o n v ic tio n w a s n o t a lle g e d in th e i n d i c tme n to rp r o v e d t o aj u ry b e y o n d ar e a s o n ab l e d o u b t . W e a f f i rm. B e c au s e L o z a n o - L o z ad i d n o tr a i s e h i s o b j e c t i o n b e f

o r e th e d i s tr i c tc o u rt , we re vi ew for pl ai n err or. U ni t ed S t at es v. R aa d, 40 6 F . 3d 13 22 , 13 23 (11th C i r. ), c e rt. d e n ie d , __U .S . __ , 1 2 6 S . C t. 1 9 6 ( 2 0 0 5 ) . L oz a no- L oz a ’ s a r gum e nti s f or e c l os e d byc ontr ol l i ng author i ty . T he Su p r e me Co u rth e l d i n A l me n d a r e z - To rr e s v . U n i t e d St a t e s , 5 2 3 U . S. 2 2 4 , 1 1 8 S. C t . 12 19 (199 8), that“ the go vernm entneed no tal l ege i n i t s i nd i ctm entand n ee d no tprov e bey on d a re as on abl e dou btthata def endanthad p ri or conv i ct i on s f or a di stri ctcourtt o u se tho se conv i ct i on s f or pu rposes of enhanci ng a s ent ence . ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. S he l t on, 400 F . 3d 1325, 1329 ( 11th C i r . 2005) ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m a rks om i tt e d) . A s L oz a no- L oz ac onc e de s , w e ha ve he l d tha t“ [ t ] hi s c onc l us i on w as l ef tun di sturbed b y A pp re nd i , B l akel y, and B oo ker. ” I d. “ A l m endarez -T orre s r e m a i ns the l a w unt i l the S upr e m e C ourtde t e rm i ne s tha tA l m e nda r e z - T orr e s i s not3

c o n tr o llin g p r e c e d e n t.” U n ite d S ta te s v . O r d u n o - M ir e le s , 4 0 5 F .3 d 9 6 0 , 9 6 3 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ( in te rn a l q u o ta tio n m a rk s o m itte d ) . E v e n if A lm e n d a r e z - T o rr e s w e r e n o t c o n tr o llin g p r e c e d e n t, w e w o u ld c onc l ude tha tthe r e w a s no e rr orbe c aus e L oz a no- L oz aa dm i tt e d t o the e xi s t e nc e of hi s pr i orf

e l ony c onvi c t i on. T he c onvi c t i on w a s r e port e d a s f a c ti n the P S I , a nd L o z a n o - L o z ar a is e d n o o b je c tio n . S e e S h e lto n , 4 0 0 F .3 d a t 1 3 3 0 ( f a c ts a lle g e d in the P S I and no tchal l enged b y def endantar e dee m ed adm i tt ed). L o z a n o - L o z a ’s s e n te n c e is AF F I RME D.