Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael ALVAREZ-CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-08
Citations: 199 F. App'x 396
Docket Number: No. 05-11258
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael ALVAREZ-CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 199
Pages: 396–397

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael ALVAREZ-CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-11258
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
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 Defendants Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.