Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Maria MENDEZ-RIOS, also known as Jose Maria Mendez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-11-09
Citations: 206 F. App'x 340
Docket Number: No. 06-50609
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Maria MENDEZ-RIOS, also known as Jose Maria Mendez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 206
Pages: 340–341

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Maria MENDEZ-RIOS, also known as Jose Maria Mendez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50609
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 2006.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Cage, Jose Maria Mendez-Rios raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almenda rez-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 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.