Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Arturo REA-PONCE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-10
Citations: 701 F. App'x 368
Docket Number: No. 17-10016 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Arturo REA-PONCE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 701
Pages: 368–369

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Arturo REA-PONCE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-10016 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed November 10, 2017
James Wesley Hendrix, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Christopher Allen Curtis, Assistant Federal-Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, Lara Wynn, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Hector Rea-Ponce raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (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 government's unopposed motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, its alternative motion for an extension of time to file its brief is DENIED as unnecessary, and the judgment 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.