Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Alberto LEON-CENTENO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-30
Citations: 262 F. App'x 683
Docket Number: No. 07-40797
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Alberto LEON-CENTENO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 262
Pages: 683–684

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Alberto LEON-CENTENO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-40797
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 30, 2008.
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 Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Alberto Leon-Centeno 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert, denied, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.