U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2008

United States v. Ochoa-Saldana

United States v. Ochoa-Saldana
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 4, 2008 · King, Higginbotham, Southwick
280 F. App'x 374

United States v. Ochoa-Saldana

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Ricardo Ochoa-Saldana 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 appellant’s motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under die limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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