Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eleazar CASTILLO-SALAZAR, also known as Eleazar Castillo, also known as Eleazar Salazar Castillo, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-12-14
Citations: 158 F. App'x 618
Docket Number: No. 05-50748
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eleazar CASTILLO-SALAZAR, also known as Eleazar Castillo, also known as Eleazar Salazar Castillo, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 158
Pages: 618–618

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eleazar CASTILLO-SALAZAR, also known as Eleazar Castillo, also known as Eleazar Salazar Castillo, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50748.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 14, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Philip J. Lynch, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.