Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo GARZA-RAMON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 230 F. App'x 414
Docket Number: No. 06-50834
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo GARZA-RAMON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 230
Pages: 414–415

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo GARZA-RAMON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50834
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Frances Rowse Cusack, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, Del Rio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.