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Date Created: 2023-04-19 00:00:22.990956+00
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Case: 22-10905         Document: 00516716398             Page: 1      Date Filed: 04/18/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-10905
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                                  April 18, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Brandon Lee Howell,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 1:16-CR-52-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Dennis, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Brandon Lee Howell was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment
   and a three-year term of supervised release following his 2017 conviction for
   being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. His term of
   supervised release was revoked in 2022.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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                                     No. 22-10905

   revocation of supervised release and a term of imprisonment for any offender
   who violates certain conditions of supervised release, including possessing a
   controlled substance.
          Relying on United States v. Haymond, 139 S. Ct. 2369 (2019), Howell
   contends that § 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 that 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 opposed motion for summary
   affirmance and, alternatively, for an extension of time to file its brief.
          In Garner, we rejected the argument that Howell has advanced and
   held that § 3583(g) is not unconstitutional under Haymond. See Garner, 969
   F.3d at 551-53. Thus, Howell’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. See Groendyke Transp.,
   Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).

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