Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marco Antonio RIOS-PENA, also known as Marco Antonio Rios, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 218 F. App'x 293
Docket Number: No. 06-50257
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marco Antonio RIOS-PENA, also known as Marco Antonio Rios, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 218
Pages: 293–294

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marco Antonio RIOS-PENA, also known as Marco Antonio Rios, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50257
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.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Marco Antonio Rios-Pena raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almenda-rez-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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.