United States v. Jackson, Briawn D.

UNPUBLISHED ORDER Not to be cited per Circuit Rule 53 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Submitted January 25, 2006 Decided January 26, 2006 Before Hon. RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge Hon. DANIEL A. MANION, Circuit Judge Hon. DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge No. 05-2768 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States Plaintiff-Appellee, District Court for the Northern District of Indiana v. No. 03 CR 63 BRIAWN D. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. Theresa L. Springmann, Judge. ORDER Briawn Jackson raises two issues on appeal: (1) that an enhancement of his offense level based on a finding of loss amount that was neither proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt nor stipulated to by Jackson violates the ex post facto and due process clauses of the Constitution, and (2) that an increase of his mandatory minimum sentence based on a finding that he brandished a weapon that was neither proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt nor stipulated to by Jackson violates his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial and the ex post facto and due process clauses of the Constitution. Jackson concedes that both issues are foreclosed by precedent – the first by United States v. Jamison, 416 F.3d 538 (7th Cir. 2005), and the second by Harris v. United States, 536 U.S. 545 (2002); see also United States v. Jones, 418 F.3d 726, 731-32 (7th Cir. 2005) – and brings his appeal solely to preserve the issues for presentation to the Supreme Court. We agree that Jackson’s arguments are foreclosed by precedent. No. 05-2768 Page 2 AFFIRMED.