United States v. Amparano-Torres

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: June 21, 2022
• Docket: 21-51074
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 21-51074 Document: 00516365031 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/21/2022

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

FILED June 21, 2022 No. 21-51074 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Jesus Guadalupe Amparano-Torres,

Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:21-CR-548-1

Before Jolly, Willett, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Jesus Guadalupe Amparano-Torres appeals the 30-month sentence imposed after his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry after having previously been deported, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). He contends, for the first time on appeal, that it violates the Constitution to treat

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 21-51074 Document: 00516365031 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/21/2022

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a prior conviction that increases the statutory maximum under § 1326(b) as a sentencing factor, rather than as an element of the offense. Amparano-Torres concedes that this issue is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but he seeks to preserve the issue for future review. In addition, Amparano-Torres has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition. As Amparano-Torres concedes, the sole issue raised on appeal is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres. See United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019); United States v. Wallace, 759 F.3d 486, 497 (5th Cir. 2014). Because his position “is clearly right as a matter of law so that there can be no substantial question as to the outcome of the case,” Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), summary disposition is proper. Accordingly, Amparano-Torres’s motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.