Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio MORENO-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Juan Antonio Moreno-Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-06
Citations: 230 F. App'x 408
Docket Number: No. 06-51337
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio MORENO-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Juan Antonio Moreno-Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 230
Pages: 408–408

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio MORENO-RODRIGUEZ, also known as Juan Antonio Moreno-Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-51337
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant US, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Lucien B. Campbell, Federal Public Defender, Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Antonio Moreno-Rodriguez 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. 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.