Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo RODRIGUEZ-CISNEROS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-22
Citations: 135 F. App'x 767
Docket Number: No. 04-51177
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo RODRIGUEZ-CISNEROS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 135
Pages: 767–768

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo RODRIGUEZ-CISNEROS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-51177.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided June 22, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western Dis trict 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 WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.