Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Omar Mora RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-27
Citations: 195 F. App'x 554
Docket Number: No. 05-50344
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Omar Mora RIVERA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 195
Pages: 554–554

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Omar Mora RIVERA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-50344.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 24, 2006.
Decided July 27, 2006.
Jason P. Gonzalez, Esq., USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff — Appellee.
Maria E. Stratton, Esq., FPDCA — Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant — Appellant.
Before: ALARCÓN, 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
Omar Mora Rivera appeals his 41-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He contends that evolving Supreme Court jurisprudence has undermined the holding of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), and that the enhancement of his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) and U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A) on the basis of a fact — a prior arson conviction — not proved beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury is unconstitutional because the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum two years. This contention is foreclosed. See United States v. Beng-Salazar, 452 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir.2006); United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir.2005).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.