Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Roberto PENA-ROJAS, also known as Benjamin Arias-Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-09-06
Citations: 247 F. App'x 498
Docket Number: No. 07-50237
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Roberto PENA-ROJAS, also known as Benjamin Arias-Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 247
Pages: 498–498

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Roberto PENA-ROJAS, also known as Benjamin Arias-Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50237
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 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.
Donna F. Coltharp, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Roberto Pena-Rojas 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. See United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.