Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul PEREZ-DE HOYOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-20
Citations: 125 F. App'x 609
Docket Number: No. 04-50433
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul PEREZ-DE HOYOS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 609–609

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul PEREZ-DE HOYOS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-50433.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided April 20, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
M Carolyn Fuentes, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Saul Perez-De Hoyos 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.