Case Name: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Silvia Ivette NIETO-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-05
Citations: 268 F. App'x 329
Docket Number: No. 07-51226
Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Silvia Ivette NIETO-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 268
Pages: 329–329

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Silvia Ivette NIETO-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51226
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 5, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before KING, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Silvia Ivette Nieto-Esparza raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140L.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. Pinedar-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The Government's motion for summary affirmance, which relies on inapposite authority, is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.