Opinion

United States v. Brown

  • 668 F. App'x 89
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Filed
Aug 16, 2016
Status
Published
On the bench
Elrod, Graves, Reavley
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 14.0%

The opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Darren D. Brown raises an argument that is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 228, 235 , 118 S.Ct. 1219 , 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that convictions used to enhance a sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b)(2) need not be set forth in the indictment.

*90 Brown’s pro se letter, raising ineffective assistance of trial counsel at sentencing and stating that he wishes to appeal the forfeiture of his property, is not considered because Brown has no right to hybrid representation. See United States v. Ogbonna, 184 F.3d-447, 449 & n.1 (5th Cir. 1999).

Accordingly, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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