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

United States v. Castro-Ventura

United States v. Castro-Ventura
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2007 · Higginbotham, Jolly, Prado
256 F. App'x 702

Counsel

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

United States v. Castro-Ventura

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

*703Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Antonio Castro-Ventura raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres 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), cert. denied — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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 *703published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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