United States v. Ramos-Mendiola

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
February 23, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-40204
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
HECTOR RAMOS-MENDIOLA,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:04-CR-1287-1
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Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Hector Ramos-Mendiola (Ramos) appeals his conviction and
sentence following his guilty plea to possession of more than 100
kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute. Ramos argues
for the first time on appeal that the district court abused its
discretion when it imposed a condition of supervised release that
requires him to cooperate in the collection of his DNA. Ramos’s
claim is not ripe for review. See United States v.
Riascos-Cuenu, 428 F.3d 1100, 1101-02 (5th Cir. 2005), petition

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No. 05-40204
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for cert. filed (Jan. 9, 2006) (No. 05-8662). Therefore, this
court lacks jurisdiction to review this claim, and this portion
of the appeal is dismissed.
Ramos correctly notes that his argument, made for the first
time on appeal, that the district court lacked jurisdiction to
convict and sentence him because 21 U.S.C. § 841 is
unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466
(2000), is foreclosed by United States v. Slaughter, 238 F.3d
580, 582 (5th Cir. 2000). Ramos’s conviction is affirmed.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED; APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART.

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