Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trinidad PADILLA-RAMOS, also known as Trinidad Padilla, also known as Trinidad Ramos, also known as Trinidad Ramos Padilla, also known as Trinidad P. Padilla, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 222 F. App'x 380
Docket Number: No. 06-20371
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trinidad PADILLA-RAMOS, also known as Trinidad Padilla, also known as Trinidad Ramos, also known as Trinidad Ramos Padilla, also known as Trinidad P. Padilla, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 222
Pages: 380–380

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trinidad PADILLA-RAMOS, also known as Trinidad Padilla, also known as Trinidad Ramos, also known as Trinidad Ramos Padilla, also known as Trinidad P. Padilla, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-20371
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 7, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.