Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario CAMACHO-OROZCO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-04-21
Citations: 95 F. App'x 650
Docket Number: No. 03-41351
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario CAMACHO-OROZCO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 95
Pages: 650–651

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario CAMACHO-OROZCO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-41351
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 21, 2004.
James Lee Turner, Assistant US Attorney, Jeffery Alan Babcock, US Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Cesar A. Amador, Samy K. Khalil, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Mario Camacho-Orozco (Camacho) appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being an alien unlawfully found in the United States following deportation after having been previously convicted of an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. For the first time on appeal, Camacho argues that the sentencing provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (b)(2) are unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Camacho 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. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.