Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Victor Rodriguez-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-04-04
Citations: 224 F. App'x 399
Docket Number: No. 06-51328
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Victor Rodriguez-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 224
Pages: 399–400

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Victor Rodriguez-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51328
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 4, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Andre C. Poissant, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.