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United States v. Suarez-Morales, 10th Cir. (2001)
United States v. Suarez-Morales, 10th Cir. (2001)
MAR 22 2001
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
No. 00-1427
(D.C. No. 00-CR-175-WM)
(D. Colo.)
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
United States after deportation. The maximum penalty under the statute is two
years in prison. Subsection (b) of the statute increases the maximum possible
penalty to twenty years in prison if the defendant committed an aggravated felony
before deportation. 8 U.S.C. 1326(b).
, any fact
that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum
must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
Id. at 2362-
Almendarez-Torres v.
, 232 F.3d
Cir. 2000). As we have said before, one panel of this court cannot overrule a
decision of another panel.
Bobby R. Baldock
Circuit Judge
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