Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel RETANA-QUIROZ, also known as Mike Retana, also known as Mike Quiroz, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-04-04
Citations: 224 F. App'x 382
Docket Number: No. 06-40980
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel RETANA-QUIROZ, also known as Mike Retana, also known as Mike Quiroz, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 224
Pages: 382–382

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel RETANA-QUIROZ, also known as Mike Retana, also known as Mike Quiroz, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40980
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 4, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Miguel Retana-Quiroz raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 528 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.