Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregorio CANO-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-04-02
Citations: 272 F. App'x 371
Docket Number: No. 07-11080
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregorio CANO-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 272
Pages: 371–372

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregorio CANO-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-11080
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 2, 2008.
Ann Cruce Roberts, 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 Defendantr-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.