Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Francisco ALCANTARA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Jose Alcantara-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-07-11
Citations: 234 F. App'x 291
Docket Number: No. 06-41617
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Francisco ALCANTARA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Jose Alcantara-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 291–291

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Francisco ALCANTARA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Jose Alcantara-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41617
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 11, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Francisco Alcantara-Hernan-dez 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 appellant's motion for summary disposition 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.