IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-51318
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JULIO VALENTIN-BERNABE,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. DR-00-CR-472-1
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August 23, 2001
Before KING, Chief Judge, and POLITZ and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Julio Valentin-Bernabe appeals the 60-month term of
imprisonment imposed following his guilty plea conviction of
being found in the United States after removal in violation of 8
U.S.C. § 1326. Valentin-Bernabe argues that his sentence should
not have exceeded the two-year maximum term of imprisonment
prescribed in 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). Valentin-Bernabe acknowledges
that his argument is foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s decision
in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), but
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 00-51318
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seeks to preserve the issue for Supreme Court review in light of
the decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000).
Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See Apprendi,
530 U.S. at 489-90; United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984
(5th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 121 S. Ct. 1214 (2001). Valentin-
Bernabe’s argument is foreclosed. The judgment of the district
court is AFFIRMED.
The Government has moved for a summary affirmance in lieu of
filing an appellee’s brief. In its motion, the Government asks
that the judgment of the district court be affirmed and that an
appellee’s brief not be required. The motion is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED.