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

United States v. Olivas-Acosta

United States v. Olivas-Acosta
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2007 · Higginbotham, Jolly, Prado
256 F. App'x 736

United States v. Olivas-Acosta

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Javier Olivas-Acosta 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), 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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