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

United States v. Lopez-Sevilla

United States v. Lopez-Sevilla
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2007 · Higginbotham, Jolly, Prado
256 F. App'x 735

United States v. Lopez-Sevilla

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Victor Lopez-Sevilla 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 erimi*736nal 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 (2007). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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