Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-05 00:00:27.595853+00
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Case: 22-51072   Document: 00516739118   Page: 1   Date Filed: 05/04/2023

          United States Court of Appeals
               for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                          United States Court of Appeals
                                                                   Fifth Circuit
                            No. 22-51072
                          Summary Calendar                       FILED
                          ____________                        May 4, 2023
                                                            Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                     Clerk

                                                   Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                versus

   Esteban Quinonez-Quinonez,

                                               Defendant—Appellant,

                        consolidated with
                          _____________

                            No. 22-51079
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   United States of America,

                                                   Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                versus

   Esteban Valentin Quinonez-Quinonez,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
Case: 22-51072         Document: 00516739118             Page: 2      Date Filed: 05/04/2023

                                          No. 22-51072
                                        c/w No. 22-51079

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                     Appeals from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                      USDC Nos. 4:22-CR-633-1, 7:21-CR-323-1
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   Before Jones, Haynes, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Esteban Valentin Quinonez-Quinonez appeals his conviction and
   sentence for illegal reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)
   and (b)(1). He also appeals the district court’s order revoking the term of
   supervised release he was serving at the time of the offense. Because his
   appellate brief does not address the revocation or revocation sentence, he has
   abandoned any challenge to that order. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222,
   224-25 (5th Cir. 1993).
          For the first time on appeal, Quinonez-Quinonez argues that his
   sentence exceeds the statutory maximum and is therefore unconstitutional
   because the district court enhanced his sentence under § 1326(b) based on
   the fact of a prior conviction that was not alleged in the indictment or found
   by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. He raises the issue to preserve it for
   further review and has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition,
   correctly conceding that the issue 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).
          Because his argument is foreclosed, summary disposition is
   appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th
   Cir. 1969).        Accordingly, Quinonez-Quinonez’s motion for summary

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              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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Case: 22-51072   Document: 00516739118     Page: 3   Date Filed: 05/04/2023

                              No. 22-51072
                            c/w No. 22-51079

   disposition is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgments are
   AFFIRMED.

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