United States v. Lopez-Moreno

PER CURIAM: *

Defendant-Appellant Roberto Lopez-Moreno (Lopez) appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States following removal subsequent to a conviction for an aggravated felony. His constitutional challenge is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). Although Lopez contends that Almendarez-Torres was incorrectly decided and that a majority of the Supreme Court would overrule Almendarez-Torres in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000),…