Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Samuel SUCHIL-DOMINGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-08-08
Citations: 235 F. App'x 308
Docket Number: No. 06-51225
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Samuel SUCHIL-DOMINGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 235
Pages: 308–309

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Samuel SUCHIL-DOMINGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51225
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 8, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jacques Lawrence De La Mota, Delamota & Company, Del Rio, TX, for Defendani>-Appellant.
Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.