Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Alexander BERMUDES-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-11-09
Citations: 205 F. App'x 244
Docket Number: No. 06-50331
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Alexander BERMUDES-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 205
Pages: 244–245

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Alexander BERMUDES-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50331
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 2006.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
M. Carolyn Fuentes, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Hugo Alexander Bermudes-Cruz presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 528 U.S. 224, 285, 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. Mendoza-Sanchez, 456 F.3d 479, 483 (5th Cir.2006), which held that the district court may use all facts admitted by the defendant in determining whether the prior conviction qualifies as an enumerated offense under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.