United States v. Jose Hernandez

613 F. App'x 346
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided August 18, 2015·No. 14-41275·Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Antonio Hernandez presents an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth in the indictment. The motion for summary af-firmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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Almendarez-Torres v. United States
523 U.S. 224 (Supreme Court, 1998)