Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2017-08-12 00:01:06.992737+00
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Case: 16-51430      Document: 00514113505         Page: 1    Date Filed: 08/11/2017

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                            United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                     Fifth Circuit
                                    No. 16-51430                                   FILED
                                  Summary Calendar                           August 11, 2017
                                                                              Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                   Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ERNESTO VAZQUEZ-AMPARAN,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 2:16-CR-469-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Ernesto Vazquez-Amparan pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the
United States and was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment and three
years of supervised release. On appeal, he argues that his indictment did not
allege that he had a prior conviction, and therefore, it was a violation of his
due process rights for the district court to impose a sentence under 8 U.S.C.

       * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
    Case: 16-51430   Document: 00514113505     Page: 2   Date Filed: 08/11/2017

                                No. 16-51430

§ 1326(b). He contends that his sentence exceeds the statutory maximum
sentence under § 1326(a).
      The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance
because Vazquez-Amparan’s argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v.
United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). As Vazquez-Amparan concedes that his
argument is foreclosed and is raised only to preserve it for further review, a
summary affirmance is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis,
406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). Accordingly, the Government’s motion for
summary affirmance is GRANTED.            The judgment is AFFIRMED.        The
Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is
DENIED.

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