Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos REYNA-MORENO, also known as Ernesto Vega, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-12
Citations: 257 F. App'x 823
Docket Number: No. 07-10800
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos REYNA-MORENO, also known as Ernesto Vega, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 257
Pages: 823–823

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos REYNA-MORENO, also known as Ernesto Vega, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10800
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 12, 2007.
Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Helen Miller Liggett, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Carlos Reyna-Moreno 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.