Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Luis RODRIGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-05-02
Citations: 226 F. App'x 433
Docket Number: No. 06-51046
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Luis RODRIGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 226
Pages: 433–434

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Luis RODRIGUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51046
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 2, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, arid PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.