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

United States v. Villarreal-Martinez

United States v. Villarreal-Martinez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2007 · Jolly, Higginbotham, Prado
255 F. App'x 934

United States v. Villarreal-Martinez

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Cesar Romeo Villarreal-Martinez *935 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir. 2007), petition for cert, filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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