IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-41103 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus AGUSTIN GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. M-99-CR-151-1 -------------------- June 13, 2000

Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Agustin Gonzalez has appealed his conviction for violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The judgment must be AFFIRMED. See United States v. Benitez-Villafuerte, 186 F.3d 651, 656-59 (5th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 120 S. Ct. 838 (2000).

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.