Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Macario Cristobal VASQUEZ-AGUILAR, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 220 F. App'x 364
Docket Number: No. 06-50631
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Macario Cristobal VASQUEZ-AGUILAR, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 220
Pages: 364–365

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Macario Cristobal VASQUEZ-AGUILAR, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50631
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 7, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.