Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Humberto TORRES-VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 229 F. App'x 359
Docket Number: No. 06-51241
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Humberto TORRES-VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 229
Pages: 359–359

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Humberto TORRES-VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51241
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.