Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geronimo JIMENEZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-08
Citations: 198 F. App'x 387
Docket Number: No. 06-10038
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geronimo JIMENEZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 198
Pages: 387–388

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geronimo JIMENEZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-10038
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
David E. Sloan, Lubbock, TX, Bonita L. Gunden, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.