Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David VEGA-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 190 F. App'x 389
Docket Number: No. 05-41151
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David VEGA-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 190
Pages: 389–390

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David VEGA-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-41151.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided July 13, 2006.
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, and Michael L. Herman, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, David Vega-Hernandez raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.