Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique Guadalupe VIDAL-DE LUNA, 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 434
Docket Number: No. 06-50772
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique Guadalupe VIDAL-DE LUNA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 434–435

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique Guadalupe VIDAL-DE LUNA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50772
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, Enrique Guadalupe Vidal-De Luna 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.