Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael LUMBRERAS-AMARO, also known as Fransisco Amaro-Lumbreras, also known as Rafael Lumbreras, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-12
Citations: 257 F. App'x 824
Docket Number: No. 07-20600
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael LUMBRERAS-AMARO, also known as Fransisco Amaro-Lumbreras, also known as Rafael Lumbreras, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, AND GARZA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 257
Pages: 824–825

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael LUMBRERAS-AMARO, also known as Fransisco Amaro-Lumbreras, also known as Rafael Lumbreras, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-20600
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 12, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, AND GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Ciaminal Case, Rafael Lumbreras-Amaro raises ar guments 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. See United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.