Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan VALDEZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-07-09
Citations: 284 F. App'x 201
Docket Number: No. 08-50002
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan VALDEZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 284
Pages: 201–201

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan VALDEZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-50002
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 9, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Suite B-207, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.