Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Guadalupe ALMANZA-QUINTANA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-08-06
Citations: 286 F. App'x 192
Docket Number: No. 07-51387
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Guadalupe ALMANZA-QUINTANA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 286
Pages: 192–192

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Guadalupe ALMANZA-QUINTANA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51387
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 6, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Ruben P. Morales, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Guadalupe Almanza-Quintana 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-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.