Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Efrain PALACIOS-YANES, also known as David Fran Yanez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-04-04
Citations: 224 F. App'x 373
Docket Number: No. 06-11179
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Efrain PALACIOS-YANES, also known as David Fran Yanez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 224
Pages: 373–374

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Efrain PALACIOS-YANES, also known as David Fran Yanez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-11179
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 4, 2007.
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender’s Office Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.