Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier MORALES-VEGA, also known as Javier Bega Morales, also known as Javier Morales, also known as Javier Vega Morales, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 221 F. App'x 376
Docket Number: No. 06-20167
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier MORALES-VEGA, also known as Javier Bega Morales, also known as Javier Morales, also known as Javier Vega Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 221
Pages: 376–377

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier MORALES-VEGA, also known as Javier Bega Morales, also known as Javier Morales, also known as Javier Vega Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-20167
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, Javier Morales-Vega 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.