USA v. Torres-Ibarra, No. 22-50544 (5th Cir. 2022)
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Case: 22-50544 Document: 00516502083 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/10/2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 10, 2022 No. 22-50544 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Cecilio Torres-Ibarra, Defendant—Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:22-CR-239-1 Before Smith, Dennis, and Southwick, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Cecilio Torres-Ibarra appeals his conviction for illegal reentry and his sentence of 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release. He argues, for the first time on appeal, that his sentence exceeds the statutory * Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 22-50544 Document: 00516502083 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/10/2022 No. 22-50544 maximum because the enhanced penalty provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) are unconstitutional. He has filed an unopposed motion for summary disposition and a letter brief correctly conceding that this issue is foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). See United States v. Pervis, 937 F.3d 546, 553-54 (5th Cir. 2019). Torres-Ibarra states that he raised the issue only to preserve it for possible further review. Because summary disposition is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), Torres-Ibarra’s motion is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. 2
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