Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Erasmo ALANIZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-30
Citations: 262 F. App'x 660
Docket Number: No. 07-41069
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Erasmo ALANIZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 262
Pages: 660–661

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus Erasmo ALANIZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-41069
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 30, 2008.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jesus Erasmo Alaniz-Garcia 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 appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.