Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Horacio VELO-VILLEGAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-12-14
Citations: 158 F. App'x 598
Docket Number: No. 05-50911
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Horacio VELO-VILLEGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 158
Pages: 598–599

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Horacio VELO-VILLEGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50911.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Dec. 14, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Horacio Velo-Villegas raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Doggett, 230 F.3d 160, 166 (5th Cir. 2000), which held that Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), still controls prior conviction enhancements under 21 U.S.C. § 841, notwithstanding Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). The Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.