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Case: 23-50368         Document: 00517023360             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/05/2024

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 23-50368
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                                January 5, 2024
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Artemio Aguilar-Montero,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 2:22-CR-1627-1
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   Before Davis, Willett, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Artemio Aguilar-Montero appeals his conviction and sentence for
   being found in the United States after a previous deportation. He argues that
   8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional because it allows a sentence above the
   otherwise applicable statutory maximum established by § 1326(a) based on

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                    No. 23-50368

   facts that are neither alleged in the indictment nor found by a jury beyond a
   reasonable doubt.
          Aguilar-Montero has filed an unopposed motion for summary
   disposition and a letter brief correctly conceding that the only issue he raises
   is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). See
   United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019). He explains that
   he has raised the issue to preserve it for possible further review. Accordingly,
   because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v.
   Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). Aguilar-Montero’s motion is
   GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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