Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2020-05-18 18:00:17.800285+00
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Case: 19-50675      Document: 00515419300         Page: 1    Date Filed: 05/18/2020

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                    No. 19-50675                            May 18, 2020
                                  Summary Calendar
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MARTIN DE VICENTE-OLVERA, also known as Martin Devicente-Olvera,
also known as Martin De Vicente, also known as Martin Olvera,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:19-CR-677-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, HO, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Martin De Vicente-Olvera appeals the 33-month sentence imposed
following his guilty plea conviction for being found unlawfully present in the
United States after previous deportation. He argues that his sentence was
imposed under an unconstitutional statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b). Specifically, he
contends that in order to trigger a sentencing enhancement under § 1326(b),

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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                                  No. 19-50675

the fact of a prior conviction must be alleged in the indictment and proven to a
jury; therefore, he asserts that § 1326(b) is unconstitutional. He correctly
concedes that his argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United
States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but raises the issue to preserve for further possible
review. See United States v. Wallace, 759 F.3d 486, 497 (5th Cir. 2014); United
States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625-26 (5th Cir. 2007).
      The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance
and, alternatively, seeks an extension of time to file its brief. Because the issue
is foreclosed, summary affirmance is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc.
v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
      Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
GRANTED, the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time to
file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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