Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro Hugo REYES-ASTORGA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-07-11
Citations: 234 F. App'x 303
Docket Number: No. 07-50112
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro Hugo REYES-ASTORGA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 303–303

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro Hugo REYES-ASTORGA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50112
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 11, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.