111 F. App'x 331

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Moises RAMIREZ-YANEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 04-20138.

Conference Calendar.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Decided Oct. 21, 2004.

James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Julia Bowen Stern, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Michael L. Herman, Molly E. Odom, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, JONES, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

*332PER CURIAM: *

Moisés Ramirez-Yanez (Ramirez) was convicted of illegal reentry after deportation, and he was sentenced to 29 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and a $100 special assessment that was ordered remitted on motion of the Government. Ramirez contends that the district court erred by characterizing his state felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance as an “aggravated felony” for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2. However, this issue is foreclosed by our precedent. See United States v. Caicedo-Cuero, 312 F.3d 697, 706-11 (5th Cir.2002), cert. denied, 538 U.S. 1021, 123 S.Ct. 1948, 155 L.Ed.2d 864 (2003); United States v. Hinojosar-Lopez, 130 F.3d 691, 693-94 (5th Cir.1997).

Ramirez also argues that the “felony” and “aggravated felony” provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b) are unconstitutional. He acknowledges that his argument is foreclosed, but he seeks to preserve the issue for possible Supreme Court review in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). As Ramirez concedes, this issue is foreclosed. See Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 247, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998); United States v. Dabeit, 231 F.3d 979, 984 (5th Cir.2000).

AFFIRMED.

United States v. Ramirez-Yanez
111 F. App'x 331

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