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Date Created: 2023-03-06 19:00:39.938491+00
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Case: 22-50791        Document: 00516666417             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/06/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                     No. 22-50791
                                 consolidated with                                   FILED
                                     No. 22-50799                                March 6, 2023
                                   Summary Calendar                             Lyle W. Cayce
                                   _____________                                     Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Jose Luis Manriquez-Gutierrez,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                    Appeals from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Texas
                              USDC No. 4:22-CR-106-1
                              USDC No. 4:22-CR-176-1
                    ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Duncan, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Jose Luis Manriquez-Gutierrez appeals his conviction and sentence
   for illegal entry into the United States after deportation under 8 U.S.C.
   § 1326(a) and (b)(1).         He renews his argument that the recidivism

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-50791       Document: 00516666417        Page: 2    Date Filed: 03/06/2023

                                       22-50791
                                   c/w No. 22-50799

   enhancement in § 1326(b) is unconstitutional because it permits a sentence
   above the otherwise-applicable statutory maximum established by § 1326(a),
   based on facts that are neither alleged in the indictment nor found by a jury
   beyond a reasonable doubt. While Manriquez-Gutierrez acknowledges this
   argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224
   (1998), he nevertheless seeks to preserve it for possible Supreme Court
   review. In addition, Manriquez-Gutierrez has filed an unopposed motion for
   summary disposition.
            This court has held that subsequent Supreme Court decisions such as
   Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530
   U.S. 466 (2000), did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See United States v.
   Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019). Thus, Manriquez-Gutierrez is
   correct that his argument is foreclosed, and summary disposition is
   appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th
   Cir. 1969).
            As Manriquez-Gutierrez raises no issue with respect to the revocation
   of his supervised release, he has abandoned any challenge to the revocation
   or revocation sentence. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.
   1993).
            Manriquez-Gutierrez’s motion is GRANTED, and the district
   court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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