Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vicente Paul CALDERON-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 222 F. App'x 373
Docket Number: No. 06-41174
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vicente Paul CALDERON-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 222
Pages: 373–373

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vicente Paul CALDERON-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41174
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 7, 2007.
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, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.