Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Erasmo MEDINA-REYES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-04-02
Citations: 272 F. App'x 367
Docket Number: No. 07-41062
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Erasmo MEDINA-REYES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 272
Pages: 367–368

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Erasmo MEDINA-REYES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-41062
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 2, 2008.
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 DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Erasmo Medina-Reyes 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-Ar- rellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied, — U.S.--, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.