Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-06-02 00:00:46.943384+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:19:39.080962
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Case: 22-51106         Document: 00516771472             Page: 1      Date Filed: 06/01/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-51106
                                     Summary Calendar                                   FILED
                                     ____________                                     June 1, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Romario Danilo Del Cid-Milla,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 5:22-CR-319-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Dennis, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Romario Danilo Del Cid-Milla appeals his sentence for illegal reentry
   into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). Del Cid-Milla
   argues that the recidivism enhancement in § 1326(b) is unconstitutional
   because it permits a sentence above the applicable maximum in § 1326(a),
   based on facts neither alleged in the indictment nor found by a jury beyond a

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   reasonable doubt.     Del Cid-Milla acknowledges that his argument is
   foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but he
   nevertheless seeks to preserve it for possible Supreme Court review.
   Accordingly, Del Cid-Milla has filed an unopposed motion for summary
   affirmance.
          We have held that subsequent Supreme Court decisions such as
   Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530
   U.S. 466 (2000), did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See United States v.
   Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019). As Del Cid-Milla concedes that
   his argument is foreclosed, summary disposition is appropriate.          See
   Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
          Del Cid-Milla’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s
   judgment is AFFIRMED.

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