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Summary: Case: 15-10989 Document: 00513484383 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/28/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 15-10989 FILED Summary Calendar April 28, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JUAN JOSE GARCIA-DE LA CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 5:15-CR-33 Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM
Summary: Case: 15-10989 Document: 00513484383 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/28/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 15-10989 FILED Summary Calendar April 28, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JUAN JOSE GARCIA-DE LA CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 5:15-CR-33 Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:..
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Case: 15-10989 Document: 00513484383 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/28/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 15-10989 FILED
Summary Calendar April 28, 2016
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
JUAN JOSE GARCIA-DE LA CRUZ,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:15-CR-33
Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Juan Jose Garcia-De La Cruz pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the
United States after deportation. He objected to the presentence report arguing
that his sentence should not have been enhanced pursuant to 8 U.S.C.
§ 1326(b). The district court overruled the objection. He received a within-
guidelines sentence of 14 months of imprisonment and a 3-year term of
supervised release.
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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Garcia-De La Cruz argues that his sentence should not have been
enhanced pursuant to § 1326(b) based on his commission of a felony before his
prior deportation because that felony was not pleaded in the instant indictment
and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. He challenges the validity of
Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
523 U.S. 224 (1998), in light of Apprendi
v. New Jersey,
530 U.S. 466 (2000), and Alleyne v. United States,
133 S. Ct.
2151 (2013). Garcia-De La Cruz concedes that his argument is foreclosed and
raises it to preserve it for further review. In its unopposed motion for summary
affirmance, the Government agrees that the issue is foreclosed and alternately
moves for an extension of time to file a brief.
The motion for summary affirmance 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.
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