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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT November 9, 2005 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-41596 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARIA ISABEL MARTINEZ-TREVINO, also known as Isabel Maria Martinez-Trevino, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:04-CR-1176-ALL -------------------- Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Maria Isabel Martinez-Trevino (“Martinez”) appeals her conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after a previous deportation. She argues that the “felony” and “aggravated felony” provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) are unconstitutional in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey,
530 U.S. 466(2000). Martinez raises an issue that she concedes is foreclosed, but she seeks to preserve it for further review. * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 04-41596 -2- This argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
523 U.S. 224, 235 (1998). Apprendi did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See
Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 489-90; see also United States v. Dabeit,
231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir. 2000). The Supreme Court’s decisions in Blakely v. Washington,
124 S. Ct. 2531(2004), and United States v. Booker,
125 S. Ct. 738(2005), did not overrule Almendarez-Torres. See
Booker, 125 S. Ct. at 756;
Blakely, 124 S. Ct. at 2536-43. This court does not have the authority to overrule Almendarez-Torres. See
Dabeit, 231 F.3d at 984. Accordingly, Martinez’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.
Document Info
Docket Number: 04-41596
Citation Numbers: 147 F. App'x 433
Judges: Davis, Dennis, Per Curiam, Smith
Filed Date: 11/9/2005
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/2/2023