United States v. Garcia-Arredondo

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-50595
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ALEJANDRO ROCHA-MENDOZA,
Defendant-Appellant;
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Consolidated with
No. 00-50631
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CATALINO GARCIA-ARREDONDO, also known as
Samuel Perez-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant;
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Consolidated with
No. 00-50663
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
EUTIQUIO GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, also known as
Luis Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant;

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No. 00-50595
c/w Nos. 00-50631 & 00-50663 &
00-50701 & 00-50769
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* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
**Gonzalez’s real name is David Chavez-Prado.
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Consolidated with
No. 00-50701
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MARTIN MORALES-HERNANDEZ, also known as
Martin H. Morales, Defendant-Appellant;
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Consolidated with
No. 00-50769
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ADRIAN DEMERIO LABRADO-ALVAREZ, also known as
Adrian Labrado, Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
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February 15, 2001
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Alejandro Rocha-Mendoza, Catalino Garcia-Arredondo, Eutiquio
Gonzalez-Gonzalez**, Martin Morales-Hernandez, Adrian Demerio
Labrado-Alvarez (collectively the Defendants) appeal their

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No. 00-50595
c/w Nos. 00-50631 & 00-50663 &
00-50701 & 00-50769
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sentences following their guilty plea convictions for illegal re-
entry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The
Defendants argue that their sentences should not have exceeded
the two-year maximum sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The
Defendants acknowledge that their argument is foreclosed by
Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but they
seek to preserve the issue for Supreme Court review in light of
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 120 S. Ct. 2348 (2000).
The Defendants’ argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres,
523 U.S. at 235.
The Government has moved for a summary affirmance in lieu of
filing an appellee’s brief. In its motion, the Government asks
that the judgments of the district court be affirmed and that an
appellee’s brief not be required. The motion is granted.
AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED.

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