Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Cervando DUARTE-BENITEZ, Defendant - Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-21
Citations: 189 F. App'x 679
Docket Number: No. 05-50798
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Cervando DUARTE-BENITEZ, Defendant — Appellant.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, HAWKINS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 189
Pages: 679–680

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Cervando DUARTE-BENITEZ, Defendant — Appellant.
No. 05-50798.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 17, 2006.
Filed July 21, 2006.
Becky S. Walker, Esq., USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Kathryn A. Young, Esq., FPDCA — Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, HAWKINS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
We have reviewed appellant's opening brief and opposition to the government's motion for summary affirmance and find that the questions raised in this appeal are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard). The United States Supreme Court's decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), remains binding on this court until the Court overrules it. See United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir.2005) (noting that this court remains bound by the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Almendarez-Torres that a district court judge may enhance a sentence on the basis of prior convictions, even if the fact of those convictions was not found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt). Further, we upheld the identical condition of supervised release challenged here in United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 441 F.3d 767, 772-73 (9th Cir.2006).
Accordingly, the government's motion for summary affirmance of the district court's judgment is granted.
AFFIRMED.
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