Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Barron GONZALEZ, also known as Jose Barron-Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Garza, also known as Jose Gonzalez, also known as Juan Jose Barron Gonzales, also known as Jose B. Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Gonzalez, also known as Jose Gonzalez Barron, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-30
Citations: 262 F. App'x 686
Docket Number: No. 07-20611
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Barron GONZALEZ, also known as Jose Barron-Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Garza, also known as Jose Gonzalez, also known as Juan Jose Barron Gonzales, also known as Jose B. Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Gonzalez, also known as Jose Gonzalez Barron, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 262
Pages: 686–686

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Barron GONZALEZ, also known as Jose Barron-Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Garza, also known as Jose Gonzalez, also known as Juan Jose Barron Gonzales, also known as Jose B. Gonzalez, also known as Fernando Gonzalez, also known as Jose Gonzalez Barron, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-20611
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 30, 2008.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Houston, TX, Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Barron Gonzalez raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres 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), cert. denied, -— U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.