Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro ROCHA-JAQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 181 F. App'x 483
Docket Number: No. 06-10008
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro ROCHA-JAQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 181
Pages: 483–483

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro ROCHA-JAQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-10008.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided July 13, 2006.
Susan B. Cowger, Sarah Ruth Saldana, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender’s Office Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except trader the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.