Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio MENDEZ-MENDEZ, also known as Juan Escobedo-Garcia, 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 420
Docket Number: No. 05-41816
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio MENDEZ-MENDEZ, also known as Juan Escobedo-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 420–421

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio MENDEZ-MENDEZ, also known as Juan Escobedo-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-41816
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 7, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.