Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnulfo JIMENEZ-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-20
Citations: 125 F. App'x 613
Docket Number: No. 04-50843
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnulfo JIMENEZ-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 613–614

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnulfo JIMENEZ-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-50843.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided April 20, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Philip J. Lynch, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Arnulfo Jimenez-Cruz 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.