Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Alberto MONTES, Jr., also known as Jose Maria Gonzalez, also known as Jorge Montes-Ramos, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-22
Citations: 134 F. App'x 767
Docket Number: No. 05-50120
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Alberto MONTES, Jr., also known as Jose Maria Gonzalez, also known as Jorge Montes-Ramos, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 134
Pages: 767–768

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Alberto MONTES, Jr., also known as Jose Maria Gonzalez, also known as Jorge Montes-Ramos, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50120.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided June 22, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western Dis trict of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Donna F. Coltharp, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Juan Alberto Montes, Jr., 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.