Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eleuterio PEREZ-RAYOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-08-08
Citations: 235 F. App'x 290
Docket Number: No. 07-50090
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eleuterio PEREZ-RAYOS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 235
Pages: 290–291

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eleuterio PEREZ-RAYOS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50090
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 8, 2007.
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 DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Eleuterio Perez-Rayos raises arguments challenging the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) and 21 U.S.C. § 851 that he concedes 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 Govern- merit'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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.