Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Roberto ARREAGA-LOPEZ, also known as Jose Angel Arriola, also known as Juan Carlos Arriola, also known as Carlos Lopez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-23
Citations: 169 F. App'x 226
Docket Number: No. 05-40898
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Roberto ARREAGA-LOPEZ, also known as Jose Angel Arriola, also known as Juan Carlos Arriola, also known as Carlos Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 169
Pages: 226–227

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Roberto ARREAGA-LOPEZ, also known as Jose Angel Arriola, also known as Juan Carlos Arriola, also known as Carlos Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-40898.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Feb. 23, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Philip G. Gallagher, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Carlos Roberto Arreaga-Lopez appeals his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326 for illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported. Arreaga-Lopez argues that the "felony" and "aggravated felony" provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) are unconstitutional. This challenge is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). Although Arreaga-Lopez contends that Almendarez-Torres was incorrectly decided and that a majority of the Supreme Court would overrule Almendarez-Torres in light of Apprendi, we have repeatedly rejected such arguments on the basis that Almendarez-Torres remains binding. See United States v. Garza-Lopez, 410 F.3d 268, 276 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 298, 163 L.Ed.2d 260 (2005). Arreaga-Lopez properly concedes that his argument is foreclosed in light of Almendarez-Torres and circuit precedent, but he raises it here to preserve it for further review.
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.