Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-09-13 00:00:43.39355+00
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Case: 23-10257         Document: 00516892697             Page: 1      Date Filed: 09/12/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 23-10257
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                             September 12, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Ubaldo De La Cruz Leyva,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 3:20-CR-405-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Jolly, Higginson, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Ubaldo De La Cruz Leyva appeals his conviction and 50-month
   sentence for reentry after deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1).
   De La Cruz Leyva argues that using a prior felony conviction never alleged
   in the indictment to impose a statutorily enhanced sentence violates the Sixth
   Amendment. De La Cruz Leyva correctly concedes that his argument is

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-10257       Document: 00516892697          Page: 2   Date Filed: 09/12/2023

                                     No. 23-10257

   foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but he
   wishes to preserve it for further review. See United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d
   546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019). The Government has moved without opposition
   for summary affirmance or, alternatively, for an extension of time to file its
   brief.
            Because the Government’s position “is clearly right as a matter of law
   so that there can be no substantial question as to the outcome of the case,”
   Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969),
   summary affirmance is proper. Accordingly, the Government’s motion for
   summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court
   is AFFIRMED. The Government’s alternative motion for an extension of
   time to file a brief is DENIED.

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