Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Raul RODRIGUEZ-SALGADO, also known as Pedro Ramirez-Ramirez, also known as Guadalupe Burciaga, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-11-08
Citations: 253 F. App'x 426
Docket Number: No. 07-50355
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Raul RODRIGUEZ-SALGADO, also known as Pedro Ramirez-Ramirez, also known as Guadalupe Burciaga, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 253
Pages: 426–427

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Raul RODRIGUEZ-SALGADO, also known as Pedro Ramirez-Ramirez, also known as Guadalupe Burciaga, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50355
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 8, 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, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for D ef end ant-App ell ant.
Before KING, BARKSDALE, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Raul Rodriguez-Salgado 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), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under tlie limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.