IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-40804
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MARIA LUISA TORRES-MEZA,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. B-00-CR-94-1
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April 12, 2001
Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and JONES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Maria Luisa Torres-Meza appeals the sentence imposed
following her guilty-plea conviction for re-entering the United
States illegally after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C.
§ 1326. Torres argues that in view of the Supreme Court's recent
decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 120 S. Ct. 2348, 2362-63
(2000), her sentence should be vacated because it exceeds the
two-year statutory maximum sentence for a violation of 8 U.S.C.
§ 1326(a). Torres acknowledges that her argument is foreclosed
by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235 (1998),
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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and states that she is raising the issue to preserve it for
possible Supreme Court review. Torres’ argument is foreclosed by
Almendarez-Torres, 523 U.S. at 235.
AFFIRMED.