Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Armando CADENA-DIAZ, also known as Armando Diaz, also known as Jesus Roel Cadena-Diaz, also known as Joel Frausto Jr, also known as Aztlan Jesus Garcia Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-05
Citations: 256 F. App'x 698
Docket Number: No. 07-50777
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Armando CADENA-DIAZ, also known as Armando Diaz, also known as Jesus Roel Cadena-Diaz, also known as Joel Frausto Jr, also known as Aztlan Jesus Garcia Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 256
Pages: 698–698

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Armando CADENA-DIAZ, also known as Armando Diaz, also known as Jesus Roel Cadena-Diaz, also known as Joel Frausto Jr, also known as Aztlan Jesus Garcia Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50777.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 5, 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 JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Armando Cadena-Diaz 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), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.