Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Obundio MORENO-GOMEZ, also known as Abulio Moreno-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-25
Citations: 251 F. App'x 970
Docket Number: No. 06-41538
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Obundio MORENO-GOMEZ, also known as Abulio Moreno-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 251
Pages: 970–970

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Obundio MORENO-GOMEZ, also known as Abulio Moreno-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41538
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 25, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Obundio Moreno-Gomez (Moreno) appeals his guilty plea conviction and 41-month sentence for illegally reentering the United States following deportation. In light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), Moreno challenges the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)'s treatment of prior felony and aggravated felony convictions as sentencing factors rather than elements of the offense that must be found by a jury. This court has held that this issue is "fully foreclosed from further debate." United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202).
Accordingly, 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Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.