United States v. Iwuoha

71 F. App'x 384

Opinion

PER CURIAM. *

Christopher Iwuoha appeals his sentence for his guilty-plea conviction of illegal reentry into the country after having been deported following an aggravated felony conviction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1826(b)(2). For the first time on appeal, Iwuoha argues: (1) he received two criminal history points based upon an erroneous finding that he committed his instant offense while he was serving a supervised release term for his prior drug conviction, and (2) 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000).

The record reveals that Iwuoha committed the instant offense while a warrant for his violation of his supervised release terms was pending. The addition of two criminal history points was not plain error. See U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(d); § 4A1.1, comment. (n.4); United States v. Anderson, 184 F.3d 479, 480-81 (5th Cir.1999).

As conceded by Iwuoha, his challenge to the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which was not overruled by Apprendi. See United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir.2000).

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.