Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Hugo ESPINOZA-LEON, 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 394
Docket Number: No. 06-40407
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Hugo ESPINOZA-LEON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 198
Pages: 394–394

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Hugo ESPINOZA-LEON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40407
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Timothy William Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Brent Evan Newton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.