Court Opinion

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Case: 15-10995      Document: 00513721882         Page: 1    Date Filed: 10/18/2016

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                    No. 15-10995
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                         October 18, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CESAR ADAN VELASQUEZ-MORALES, also known as Cesar Adam
Velasquez, also known as Cesar Velasquez,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Northern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:15-CR-50-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Cesar Adan Velasquez-
Morales raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United
States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235 (1998), which held that convictions used to
enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth in the
indictment. Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED,

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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: 15-10995   Document: 00513721882     Page: 2   Date Filed: 10/18/2016

                                No. 15-10995

the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and
the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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