Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilberto CARAVEO-ESCALANTE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-07-11
Citations: 234 F. App'x 281
Docket Number: No. 06-51586
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilberto CARAVEO-ESCALANTE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 281–282

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilberto CARAVEO-ESCALANTE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51586
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 11, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendanb-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.