Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arturo VENEGAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-03
Citations: 249 F. App'x 386
Docket Number: No. 06-41757
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arturo VENEGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 386–387

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arturo VENEGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41757
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.