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

United States v. Padilla-Vela

United States v. Padilla-Vela
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided October 8, 2008
295 F. App'x 681

United States v. Padilla-Vela

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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