Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique RETANA-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-24
Citations: 169 F. App'x 342
Docket Number: No. 05-11010
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique RETANA-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 169
Pages: 342–342

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique RETANA-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-11010.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Feb. 24, 2006.
Susan B. Cowger, Sarah Ruth Saldana, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Carlos R. Cardona, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Jason Douglas Hawkins, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.