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

United States v. Gutierrez

United States v. Gutierrez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 14, 2005 · Higginbotham, King, Smith
158 F. App'x 570

United States v. Gutierrez

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Tony Ivan Gutierrez raises arguments 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under *571the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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