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Parties Involved:
Jorge Armando De Leon-Alvarez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

July 11, 2007

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-40192

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

JORGE ARMANDO DE LEON-ALVAREZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas 

USDC No. 5:06-CR-1167-1

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Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jorge Armando De

Leon-Alvarez raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235 (1998), which held

that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a

separate criminal offense. The appellant’s motion for summary

disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is

AFFIRMED.

 Case: 07-40192 Document: 005146910 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/11/2007