Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Santos MOLINA-CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 229 F. App'x 360
Docket Number: No. 06-51265
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Santos MOLINA-CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 229
Pages: 360–361

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Santos MOLINA-CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51265
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Santos Molina-Cervantes 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. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.