Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose NAVARRETE-FIERRO, also known as Jose Luis Fierro, also known as Ricardo Navarro, also known as Jose Luis Navarrete, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 230 F. App'x 423
Docket Number: No. 06-11328
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose NAVARRETE-FIERRO, also known as Jose Luis Fierro, also known as Ricardo Navarro, also known as Jose Luis Navarrete, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 230
Pages: 423–424

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose NAVARRETE-FIERRO, also known as Jose Luis Fierro, also known as Ricardo Navarro, also known as Jose Luis Navarrete, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-11328
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 2007.
Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Sherylynn Ann Kime-Goodwin, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Navarrete-Fierro (Navarrete) 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. Navarrete also raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Mejia-Huerta, 480 F.3d 713, 723 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert. filed, 75 U.S.L.W. 3585 (U.S. Apr. 18, 2007) (No. 06-1381), which held that the district court is not required to provide notice prior to sentencing of its sua sponte intention to impose a non-Guidelines sentence. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.