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Case: 22-51067         Document: 00516764074             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/25/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-51067
                                  consolidated with                                     FILED
                                      No. 22-51074                                    May 25, 2023
                                    _____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Raul Omar Rios-Hernandez,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                     Appeals from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                      USDC Nos. 4:22-CR-666-1, 4:22-CR-608-1
                     ______________________________

   Before King, Higginson, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Raul Omar Rios-Hernandez appeals his conviction and sentence for
   illegal reentry into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). He
   also appeals the district court’s order revoking the term of supervised release
   he was serving at the time of the offense. Because his appellate brief does not
   address the revocation or revocation sentence, he has abandoned any

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-51067       Document: 00516764074        Page: 2    Date Filed: 05/25/2023

                                       22-51067
                                   c/w No. 22-51074

   challenge to that order. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.
   1993).
            For the first time on appeal, Rios-Hernandez argues that his sentence
   exceeds the statutory maximum and is therefore unconstitutional because the
   district court enhanced his sentence under § 1326(b) based on the fact of a
   prior conviction that was not alleged in the indictment or found by a jury
   beyond a reasonable doubt. He raises the issue to preserve it for further
   review and has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition, correctly
   conceding that the issue 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).
            Because his argument is foreclosed, summary disposition is
   appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th
   Cir. 1969). Accordingly, Rios-Hernandez’s motion for summary disposition
   is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgments are AFFIRMED.

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