Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eduardo PIEDRA-FUERTE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 221 F. App'x 368
Docket Number: No. 06-51020
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eduardo PIEDRA-FUERTE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 221
Pages: 368–368

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eduardo PIEDRA-FUERTE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51020
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 7, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Eduardo Piedra-Fuerte, Federal Public Defender’s, Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.