Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Victor GARCIA-ZAPATA, also known as Jose Garcia-Zapata, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 230 F. App'x 434
Docket Number: No. 06-41672
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Victor GARCIA-ZAPATA, also known as Jose Garcia-Zapata, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 230
Pages: 434–434

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Victor GARCIA-ZAPATA, also known as Jose Garcia-Zapata, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41672
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 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 SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Victor Garcia-Zapata (Garcia) preserves for further review his contention that his sentence is unreasonable because this court's post-Booker rulings have effectively reinstated the mandatory Sentencing Guideline regime condemned in Booker. Garcia concedes that his argument is foreclosed by United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511 (5th Cir.2005), and its progeny, which have outlined this court's methodology for reviewing sentences for reasonableness. Garcia also raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.
United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).