U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007

United States v. Garcia-Torres

United States v. Garcia-Torres
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 9, 2007 · Dennis, Clement, Prado
235 F. App'x 311

United States v. Garcia-Torres

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Omar Justino Garcia-Torres 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 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. The appellant’s motion for summary disposition is *312 GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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