United States v. Antwaine Yarbrough ( 2019 )


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  •      Case: 18-11138      Document: 00514957125         Page: 1    Date Filed: 05/15/2019
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    No. 18-11138                            May 15, 2019
    Summary Calendar                         Lyle W. Cayce
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    ANTWAINE ENTA YARBROUGH,
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Texas
    USDC No. 3:17-CR-198-1
    Before KING, SOUTHWICK, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM: *
    Antwaine Enta Yarbrough appeals the 180-month statutory minimum
    sentence imposed following his guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a
    convicted felon. Yarbrough argues that: (1) his prior Texas convictions for
    possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and for delivery of a
    controlled substance are not serious drug offenses for purposes of the Armed
    Career Criminal Act enhancement, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), and (2) his sentence
    * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
    be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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    No. 18-11138
    violates his due-process rights because his indictment did not specify the prior
    convictions that formed the basis of his sentencing enhancement and he did
    not admit to the convictions in the factual resume supporting his guilty plea.
    The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance and,
    alternatively, seeks an extension of time to file its brief.
    As the Government argues and Yarbrough concedes, his first issue is
    foreclosed by United States v. Cain, 
    877 F.3d 562
    , 562-63 (5th Cir. 2017) (per
    curiam), and United States v. Vickers, 
    540 F.3d 356
    , 363-66 (5th Cir. 2008), and
    his second argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 
    523 U.S. 224
    , 226-27 (1998).       Because the issues are foreclosed, summary
    affirmance is appropriate. Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 
    406 F.2d 1158
    ,
    1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
    Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
    GRANTED, and the judgment is AFFIRMED. The Government’s alternative
    motion for an extension of time to file its brief is DENIED.
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