113 F3d 515 United States v. Almendarez-Torres

113 F.3d 515

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Hugo Roman ALMENDAREZ-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 96-10254

Conference Calendar.

United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.

Aug. 22, 1996.

John Preston Bradford, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Peter Michael Fleury, Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; John H. McBryde, Judge.

Before KING, DUHE and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

Hugo Roman Almendarez-Torres appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence after pleading guilty to reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He argues that he was charged with and pleaded guilty to § 1326(a), simple reentry, but that he was sentenced as if he had pleaded guilty to reentry following a conviction for an aggravated felony for purposes of § 1326(b)(2). His argument is foreclosed by this court's opinion in United States v. Vasquez-Olvera, 999 F.2d 943 (5th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1076, 114 S.Ct. 889, 127 L.Ed.2d 82 (1994).

2

AFFIRMED.