U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2005

United States v. Colunga-Correa

United States v. Colunga-Correa
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 22, 2005 · Benavides, Dennis, Wiener
134 F. App'x 763

United States v. Colunga-Correa

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Abraham Colunga-Correa raises ar*764guments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) and not a separate criminal offense. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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