Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Martin GUTIERREZ-FUENTES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-03
Citations: 249 F. App'x 374
Docket Number: No. 07-40314
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Martin GUTIERREZ-FUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 249
Pages: 374–375

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Martin GUTIERREZ-FUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-40314
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 3, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern Dis trict of Texas, Houston, TX, Plaintiff-Ap-pellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Martin Gutierrez-Fuentes raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 528 U.S. 224, 285, 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), petition for cert, filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.