Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio DIMAS-SALGADO, also known as Vicente Dimas, also known as Vicente Dimas Salgado, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-10-25
Citations: 203 F. App'x 610
Docket Number: No. 05-20748
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio DIMAS-SALGADO, also known as Vicente Dimas, also known as Vicente Dimas Salgado, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 203
Pages: 610–610

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio DIMAS-SALGADO, also known as Vicente Dimas, also known as Vicente Dimas Salgado, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-20748
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 25, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jose Antonio Dimas-Salgado appeals his guilty plea conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States. He argues that the felony and aggravated felony provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light of Appren-di v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). His constitutional challenge is foreclosed by Almen-darez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). Although Dimas-Salgado contends that Almendarez-Torres was incorrectly decided and that a majority of the Supreme Court would overrule AlmendarezTorres in light of Apprendi, we have repeatedly rejected such arguments on the basis that Almendarez-Torres remains binding. See United States v. Garza-Lopez, 410 F.3d 268, 276 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 298, 163 L.Ed.2d 260 (2005). Dimas-Salgado properly concedes that his argument is foreclosed in light of Almendarez-Torres and circuit precedent, but he raises it here to preserve it for further review. Because Dimas-Salgado has shown no error in the judgment of the district court, that 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.