Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Martin MORENO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-09-06
Citations: 239 F. App'x 917
Docket Number: No. 07-40459
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Martin MORENO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 239
Pages: 917–917

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Martin MORENO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-40459
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 6, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Martin Moreno 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. See United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007). 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.