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United States v. Gerardo Rodriguez-Trevino, 16-11655 (2017)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 16-11655 Visitors: 12
Filed: Jun. 14, 2017
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: Case: 16-11655 Document: 00514033615 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/14/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 16-11655 FILED Summary Calendar June 14, 2017 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. GERARDO RODRIGUEZ-TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:15-CR-528-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER
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     Case: 16-11655      Document: 00514033615         Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/14/2017




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit
                                    No. 16-11655                                FILED
                                  Summary Calendar                          June 14, 2017
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

GERARDO RODRIGUEZ-TREVINO,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Northern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:15-CR-528-1


Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Gerardo Rodriguez-Trevino
raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
523 U.S. 224
, 228, 235 (1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a
sentence under 8 U.S.C. ยง 1326(b)(2) need not be set forth in the indictment.
Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative




       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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: 16-11655   Document: 00514033615     Page: 2   Date Filed: 06/14/2017


                                No. 16-11655

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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