Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Alberto MEJIA-RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 216 F. App'x 424
Docket Number: No. 06-10639
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Alberto MEJIA-RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 424–424

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Alberto MEJIA-RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-10639
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 7, 2007.
Paul E. Gartner, Jr., U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Walter Alberto Mejia-Ruiz 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, and by United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir.2006), which held that a sentence within a properly calculated Guideline range is presumptively reasonable. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.