Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. German Guadalupe PACHECO-SORIA, also known as Jesus Rodriguez-Ruiz, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-05
Citations: 268 F. App'x 330
Docket Number: No. 07-51354
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. German Guadalupe PACHECO-SORIA, also known as Jesus Rodriguez-Ruiz, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 268
Pages: 330–330

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. German Guadalupe PACHECO-SORIA, also known as Jesus Rodriguez-Ruiz, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51354
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 5, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, German Guadalupe Pacheco-Soria 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 judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The Government's motion for summary affirmance, which relies on inapposite authority, is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.