Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-08 18:00:29.864281+00
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Case: 22-50969        Document: 00516741558             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/08/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-50969
                                    Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                    ____________                                     May 8, 2023
                                                                                 Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Juan Leonardo Aparicio-Martinez,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                              USDC No. 4:22-CR-466-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Juan Leonardo Aparicio-Martinez appeals his sentence of 30 months
   of imprisonment and three years of supervised release imposed following his
   guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry after removal. He argues that 8
   U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional because it allows a sentence above the
   otherwise applicable statutory maximum of two years of imprisonment and

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-50969      Document: 00516741558          Page: 2    Date Filed: 05/08/2023

                                    No. 22-50969

   one year of supervised release based on facts that are neither alleged in the
   indictment nor found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
          Aparicio-Martinez has filed an unopposed motion for summary
   disposition and a letter brief correctly conceding that the only issue he raises
   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). He explains that
   he has raised the issue to preserve it for possible further review. Accordingly,
   because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v.
   Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Aparicio-Martinez’s motion is
   GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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