Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calixto VELASQUEZ-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-05-02
Citations: 226 F. App'x 422
Docket Number: No. 06-40619
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calixto VELASQUEZ-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 226
Pages: 422–422

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calixto VELASQUEZ-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40619
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 2, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Guillermo Ruben Garcia, Laredo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cm.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