With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". briefing to address whether Boulais preserved a Booker claim and whether his case should be remanded for resentencing. DISCUSSION We review a preserved claim of Booker error under the harmless error standard. United States v. Vazquez-Rivera, 407 F.3d 476, 488 (1st Cir.2005); see Booker, 125 S.Ct. at 769. Here, Boulais preserved 80 n. 8 (1st Cir.2005). Second, Boulais objects on constitutional grounds to any use of prior convictions not charged in the information or proved to a jury. However, as we have made clear, following Booker, “it remains the law that previous criminal convictions are not ‘facts’ that must be found by a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” United States v. Work, 409 F.3d 484, 491 n. 1 (1st Cir.2005) (citation omitted); see also Ivery, 427 F.3d at 74 (<HOLDING>). Here, the presentence report and the district

A: recognizing the prior conviction exception of almendareztorres
B: holding that almendareztorres was not overruled by apprendi
C: holding that nothing in blakely or booker alters the continuing validity of the almendareztorres exception to apprendi
D: holding that almendareztorres remains good law after apprendi
C.