Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-09-05
Citations: 529 F. App'x 977
Docket Number: No. 13-10498
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 529
Pages: 977–978

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-10498
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Sept. 5, 2013.
Anne Ruth Schultz, Emily M. Smachetti, Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, Stephanie D. Evans, U.S. Attorney’s office, West Palm Beach, FL, for plaintiff-appellee.
Peter Vincent Birch, Federal Public Defender’s Office, West Palm Beach, FL, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Michael Caruso, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Miami, FL, for defendant-appellant.
Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Aaron Johnson appeals his 180-month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). Johnson's sentence was the mandatory minimum under § 924(e)(1), which states that a person who violates § 922(g) and has three previous convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense, shall be imprisoned for not less than fifteen years. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1).
Johnson's only argument on appeal is that his sentence "runs afoul of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments]," because the indictment did not identify the three prior convictions that supported the application of § 924(e)(l)'s mandatory minimum. However, as Johnson acknowledges, his argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). In that case, the Supreme Court held that prior convictions "relevant only to the sentencing of an offender found guilty of the charged crime" do not need to be charged in an indictment or proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury. Id. at 228^47,118 S.Ct. at 1223-33. Almendarez-Torres "remains good law." United States v. Weeks, 711 F.3d 1255, 1259 (11th Cir.2013).
For these reasons, Johnson's sentence is AFFIRMED.