United States v. Lopez-Alvarez
Opinion
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Valentin Lopez-Alvarez 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), *405 which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir. 2007), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202).
Lopez-Alvarez also requests a remand to the district court for the limited purpose of correcting the judgment under Fed. R.CrimP. 36 to reflect that he pleaded guilty to attempted illegal reentry into the United States. The Government joins in Lopez-Alvarez’s request that we remand for correction of the clerical error. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is granted, and the judgment of the district court is affirmed. We remand to the district court with an instruction to correct the judgment pursuant to Fed. R.CrimP. 36 to reflect that Lopez-Alvarez pleaded guilty to attempted reentry of a deported alien.
AFFIRMED; MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE GRANTED; REMANDED with instruction.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be *405 published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Valentin LOPEZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished