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United States v. Saucedo-Gonzalez, 01-10252 (2001)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 01-10252 Visitors: 15
Filed: Aug. 23, 2001
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-10252 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus INOCENTE SAUCEDO-GONZALEZ, also known as Raul Saucedo-Gonzalez, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:00-CR-396-ALL-M - August 23, 2001 Before KING, Chief Judge, and POLITZ and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Inocente Saucedo-Gonzalez appeals the 64-month term of imprisonm
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                 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                              No. 01-10252
                          Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

INOCENTE SAUCEDO-GONZALEZ,
also known as Raul Saucedo-Gonzalez,

                                           Defendant-Appellant.

                      --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Northern District of Texas
                   USDC No. 3:00-CR-396-ALL-M
                      --------------------
                         August 23, 2001

Before KING, Chief Judge, and POLITZ and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Inocente Saucedo-Gonzalez appeals the 64-month term of

imprisonment imposed following his guilty plea conviction of

being found in the United States after removal in violation of 8

U.S.C. § 1326.    Saucedo-Gonzalez argues that his sentence should

not have exceeded the two-year maximum term of imprisonment

prescribed in 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).    Saucedo-Gonzalez acknowledges

that his argument is foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s decision

in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 
523 U.S. 224
(1998), but


     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
                          No. 01-10252
                                -2-

seeks to preserve the issue for Supreme Court review in light of

the decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 
530 U.S. 466
(2000).

     Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres.   See 
Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 489-90
; United States v. Dabeit, 
231 F.3d 979
, 984

(5th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 
121 S. Ct. 1214
(2001).      Saucedo-

Gonzalez’s argument is foreclosed.   The judgment of the district

court is AFFIRMED.

     In lieu of filing an appellee’s brief, the Government has

filed a motion asking this court to dismiss this appeal or, in

the alternative, to summarily affirm the district court’s

judgment.   The Government’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.    The

motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED.   The Government need

not file an appellee’s brief.

     AFFIRMED; MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED; MOTION FOR SUMMARY
     AFFIRMANCE GRANTED.

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