Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heriberto RENDON-SAUCEDA, also known as Alfredo Mata-Pena, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-20
Citations: 125 F. App'x 585
Docket Number: No. 04-10923
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heriberto RENDON-SAUCEDA, also known as Alfredo Mata-Pena, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 585–586

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heriberto RENDON-SAUCEDA, also known as Alfredo Mata-Pena, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10923.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided April 20, 2005.
Denise B. Williams, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Heriberto Rendon-Sauceda 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) and not a separate criminal offense. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.