Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan LOPEZ-SALAZAR, also known as Martin Esparza-Perez, also known as Juan Salazar Perez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-08
Citations: 200 F. App'x 282
Docket Number: No. 06-50141
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan LOPEZ-SALAZAR, also known as Martin Esparza-Perez, also known as Juan Salazar Perez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 200
Pages: 282–282

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan LOPEZ-SALAZAR, also known as Martin Esparza-Perez, also known as Juan Salazar Perez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50141
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
M. Carolyn Fuentes, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.