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United States v. Carlos Sanchez-Santillan, 16-10812 (2016)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 16-10812 Visitors: 8
Filed: Dec. 20, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: Case: 16-10812 Document: 00513804375 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/20/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-10812 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED December 20, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. CARLOS SANCHEZ-SANTILLAN, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:15-CR-309-1 Before DENNIS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER C
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     Case: 16-10812      Document: 00513804375         Page: 1    Date Filed: 12/20/2016




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 16-10812
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                        December 20, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CARLOS SANCHEZ-SANTILLAN,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Northern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:15-CR-309-1


Before DENNIS, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Carlos Sanchez-Santillan
raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
523 U.S. 224
(1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a sentence
under 8 U.S.C. ยง 1326(b) need not be set forth in the indictment. Accordingly,
the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for




       * 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.
    Case: 16-10812    Document: 00513804375     Page: 2   Date Filed: 12/20/2016


                                 No. 16-10812

an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district
court is AFFIRMED.




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