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

United States v. Leyva-Posada

United States v. Leyva-Posada
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 14, 2005 · Higginbotham, King, Smith
158 F. App'x 596

United States v. Leyva-Posada

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Hector Armando Leyva-Posada 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 convic*597tion 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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