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Case: 23-50680         Document: 00517050080             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/30/2024

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 23-50680
                                  consolidated with                                    FILED
                                      No. 23-50683                              January 30, 2024
                                    Summary Calendar                              Lyle W. Cayce
                                    _____________                                      Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Silvano Marroquin-Bravo,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
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                     Appeals from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                              USDC Nos. 4:23-CR-164-1,
                                    4:23-CR-184-1
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   Before Davis, Ho, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Silvano Marroquin-Bravo appeals his conviction and sentence for
   illegal reentry after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2), as
   well as the revocation of the term of supervised release he was serving at the

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-50680      Document: 00517050080         Page: 2    Date Filed: 01/30/2024

                                    No. 23-50680
                                  c/w No. 23-50683

   time of the offense. He argues that § 1326(b) is unconstitutional because it
   allows 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.             Because
   Marroquin-Bravo does not address the revocation or the revocation
   sentence, he has abandoned any challenge to them. See Yohey v. Collins, 985
   F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993).
          He 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), Marroquin-Bravo’s motion is GRANTED,
   and the district court’s judgments are AFFIRMED.

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