Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Roberto FLORES-FORTIER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-09
Citations: 147 F. App'x 419
Docket Number: No. 05-50708
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Roberto FLORES-FORTIER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, GARZA, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 147
Pages: 419–420

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Roberto FLORES-FORTIER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50708.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Nov. 9, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, GARZA, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Roberto Flores-Fortier 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.