Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gerardo MEZA-BORUNDA, also known as Gerardo Meza-Barunda, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-30
Citations: 263 F. App'x 443
Docket Number: No. 07-51032
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gerardo MEZA-BORUNDA, also known as Gerardo Meza-Barunda, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 263
Pages: 443–443

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gerardo MEZA-BORUNDA, also known as Gerardo Meza-Barunda, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51032
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 30, 2008.
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 DefendanL-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Gerardo Meza-Borunda 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), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.