Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Luisa Duran-De GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 182 F. App'x 386
Docket Number: No. 05-41286
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Luisa Duran-De GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 182
Pages: 386–387

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Luisa Duran-De GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-41286.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided July 13, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’S Office Southern Dis trict of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for D efendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.