Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jimmy Henry FUENTES-MEMBRENO, also known as Rodrigo Membreno, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-30
Citations: 264 F. App'x 362
Docket Number: No. 07-51225
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jimmy Henry FUENTES-MEMBRENO, also known as Rodrigo Membreno, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 264
Pages: 362–363

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jimmy Henry FUENTES-MEMBRENO, also known as Rodrigo Membreno, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51225
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 30, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jimmy Henry Fuentes-Membreno 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.