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

United States v. Rojas-Salazar

United States v. Rojas-Salazar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 5, 2008
269 F. App'x 381

United States v. Rojas-Salazar

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Hugo Alonzo Rojas-Salazar raises *382arguments 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 *382published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.

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