Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ezequiel Francisco ZAVALA, also known as Jose Francisco Lopez, also known as Ezequiel Francisco Carbajal-Zavala, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 216 F. App'x 437
Docket Number: No. 06-50828
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ezequiel Francisco ZAVALA, also known as Jose Francisco Lopez, also known as Ezequiel Francisco Carbajal-Zavala, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 437–438

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ezequiel Francisco ZAVALA, also known as Jose Francisco Lopez, also known as Ezequiel Francisco Carbajal-Zavala, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50828
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 7, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.