Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yexon Abel MONTOYA-ESPINAL, also known as Jose Abel Guajardo-Espinal, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 190 F. App'x 381
Docket Number: No. 05-41161
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yexon Abel MONTOYA-ESPINAL, also known as Jose Abel Guajardo-Espinal, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 190
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yexon Abel MONTOYA-ESPINAL, also known as Jose Abel Guajardo-Espinal, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-41161
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 13, 2006.
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, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.