Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Anibal VILLARREAL, also known as Francisco Cardona-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-03
Citations: 249 F. App'x 376
Docket Number: No. 07-10551
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Anibal VILLARREAL, also known as Francisco Cardona-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 376–377

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Anibal VILLARREAL, also known as Francisco Cardona-Gomez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10551
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2007.
Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Helen Miller Liggett, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jesus Aníbal Villarreal 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-Ar-rellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert, filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.