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Case: 22-10653        Document: 00516645498             Page: 1      Date Filed: 02/14/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                     ____________                             United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit

                                      No. 22-10653
                                                                                     FILED
                                                                              February 14, 2023
                                    Summary Calendar
                                    ____________                                Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                     Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Enrique Roberto Villarreal,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Northern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 1:11-CR-51-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Smith, Southwick, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Enrique Roberto Villarreal was his convicted in 2012 for possessing a
   firearm as a convicted felon.            He was sentenced to 78 months of
   imprisonment and three years of supervised release. His term of supervised
   release was revoked in both 2020 and 2022. For the first time on appeal, he
   challenges the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 3583(g), which mandates

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   revocation of supervised release and a term of imprisonment for any offender
   who violates certain conditions of supervised release, including possessing a
   controlled substance or refusing to comply with the drug-testing
   requirement.
           Relying on United States v. Haymond, 139 S. Ct. 2369 (2019), Villarreal
   contends that Section 3583(g) is unconstitutional because it requires
   revocation of a term of supervised release and imposition of a term of
   imprisonment without affording the defendant the constitutionally
   guaranteed right to a jury trial. He concedes his challenge is foreclosed by
   United States v. Garner, 969 F.3d 550 (5th Cir. 2020), and raises the issue to
   preserve it for further review. The Government has filed an unopposed
   motion for summary affirmance and, alternatively, for an extension of time
   to file its brief.
           In Garner, we rejected the argument that Villarreal advances and held
   that Section 3583(g) is not unconstitutional under Haymond. See Garner, 969
   F.3d at 551–53. Thus, Villarreal’s sole argument on appeal is foreclosed.
   Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
   GRANTED, its alternative motion for extension of time is DENIED, and
   the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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