Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Asuncion LOZANO-LOZA, a.k.a. Miguel Angel Ramirez, a.k.a. Asuncion Lopez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-05-15
Citations: 224 F. App'x 944
Docket Number: No. 06-14981
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Asuncion LOZANO-LOZA, a.k.a. Miguel Angel Ramirez, a.k.a. Asuncion Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 224
Pages: 944–945

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Asuncion LOZANO-LOZA, a.k.a. Miguel Angel Ramirez, a.k.a. Asuncion Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-14981
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
May 15, 2007.
Lynn Gitlin Fant, Office of Lynn G. Fant, Marietta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Amy Levin Weil, William Toliver, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Asuncion Lozano-Loza appeals his 70-month sentence for illegal reentry into the United States. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326. When the district court calculated the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range, it imposed an enhancement based on a prior felony conviction reported in the Presentence Investigation Report. See United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A) (Nov.2005). Lozano-Loza argues that the enhancement is unconstitutional under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), because the prior conviction was not alleged in the indictment or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.
Because Lozano-Loza did not raise his objection before the district court, we review for plain error. United States v. Raad, 406 F.3d 1322,1323 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 126 S.Ct. 196, 163 L.Ed.2d 207 (2005).
Lozano-Loza's argument is foreclosed by controlling authority. The Supreme Court held in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219,140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), that "the government need not allege in its indictment and need not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant had prior convictions for a district court to use those convictions for purposes of enhancing a sentence." United States v. Shelton, 400 F.3d 1325, 1329 (11th Cir.2005) (internal quotation marks omitted). As Lozano-Loza concedes, we have held that "[t]his conclusion was left undisturbed by Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker." Id. "Almendarez-Torres remains the law until the Supreme Court determines that Almendarez-Torres is not controlling precedent." United States v. Orduno-Mireles, 405 F.3d 960, 963 (11th Cir.2005) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Even if Almendarez-Torres were not controlling precedent, we would conclude that there was no error because Lozano-Loza admitted to the existence of his prior felony conviction. The conviction was reported as fact in the PSI, and Lozano-Loza raised no objection. See Shelton, 400 F.3d at 1330 (facts alleged in the PSI and not challenged by defendant are deemed admitted).
Lozano-Loza's sentence is
AFFIRMED.