Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro GUEL-ZAMBRANO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-08
Citations: 199 F. App'x 366
Docket Number: No. 06-50329
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro GUEL-ZAMBRANO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 199
Pages: 366–366

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro GUEL-ZAMBRANO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50329
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
M. Carolyn Fuentes, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.