Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Ramon VILLANUEVA-MACHADO, also known as Juan Ramon Villanueva, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 215 F. App'x 389
Docket Number: No. 06-40810
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Ramon VILLANUEVA-MACHADO, also known as Juan Ramon Villanueva, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 215
Pages: 389–390

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Ramon VILLANUEVA-MACHADO, also known as Juan Ramon Villanueva, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40810
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 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 REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.