Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Emanuel De Jesus GUERRA-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-02-18
Citations: 310 F. App'x 695
Docket Number: No. 08-50880
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Emanuel De Jesus GUERRA-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 310
Pages: 695–696

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Emanuel De Jesus GUERRA-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-50880
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 18, 2009.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Rochelle Marie Acevedo, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.