Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Santos Guillermo CASTILLO-VARA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-03
Citations: 249 F. App'x 381
Docket Number: No. 07-10250
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Santos Guillermo CASTILLO-VARA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 381–382

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Santos Guillermo CASTILLO-VARA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10250
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2007.
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, U.S. District Court, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Sam L. Ogan, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Santos Guillermo Castillo-Vara raises arguments that are foreclosed by Al-mendarez-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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.