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

United States v. Del Angel

United States v. Del Angel
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2007 · Higginbotham, Jolly, Prado
256 F. App'x 721

United States v. Del Angel

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

*722Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Hermenegildo Del Angel 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. See 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 appellant’s motion for summary disposition 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 *722published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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