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Date Created: 2023-10-05 18:00:34.286915+00
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Case: 23-50145        Document: 00516921496             Page: 1      Date Filed: 10/05/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 23-50145
                                    Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                    ____________                                October 5, 2023
                                                                                 Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Ismael Robles-Perez,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
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                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                              USDC No. 3:22-CR-1119-1
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   Before Willett, Duncan, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Ismael Robles-Perez appeals his sentence for illegal reentry under
   8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1), arguing that § 1326(b) is unconstitutional
   because it permits a sentence above the otherwise-applicable statutory
   maximum based on facts not charged or proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
   He has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition, conceding this

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         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-50145           Document: 00516921496              Page: 2       Date Filed: 10/05/2023

                                            No. 23-50145

   argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 1 but explaining
   that he raises it in order to preserve the argument for further review.
           Because Robles-Perez is correct in conceding that his argument is
   foreclosed, 2 summary disposition is appropriate. 3 Accordingly, his motion is
   GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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           1
               523 U.S. 224 (1998).
           2
             United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019) (explaining that
   because the Supreme Court has preserved Almendarez, it still controls the issue).
           3
               See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).

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