Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aurora AGUILAR-CORTEZ, also known as Aurora Hernandez, also known as Maria Martinez Rodriguez, also known as Maria Rodriguez, 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 299
Docket Number: No. 06-20998
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aurora AGUILAR-CORTEZ, also known as Aurora Hernandez, also known as Maria Martinez Rodriguez, also known as Maria Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 299–300

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aurora AGUILAR-CORTEZ, also known as Aurora Hernandez, also known as Maria Martinez Rodriguez, also known as Maria Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-20998
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 11, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.