Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andres HERNANDEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-09
Citations: 153 F. App'x 288
Docket Number: No. 05-40346
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andres HERNANDEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 153
Pages: 288–289

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andres HERNANDEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-40346.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. .
Decided Nov. 9, 2005.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Philip G. Gallagher, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Andres Hernandez-Estrada appeals his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry into the United States following a prior felony conviction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b).
For the first time on appeal, Hernandez-Estrada argues that the "felony" and "aggravated felony" provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Hernandez-Estrada acknowledges that his argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), but he seeks to preserve the issue for Supreme Court review. Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 489-90, 120 S.Ct. 2348; United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir.2000).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.