Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilfredo ESCOBAR-MARTINEZ, also known as Benito Escobar-Martinez, also known as Alfredo Jose-Martinez, also known as Eberto Ruiz-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-11-09
Citations: 205 F. App'x 282
Docket Number: No. 06-40796
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilfredo ESCOBAR-MARTINEZ, also known as Benito Escobar-Martinez, also known as Alfredo Jose-Martinez, also known as Eberto Ruiz-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 205
Pages: 282–282

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilfredo ESCOBAR-MARTINEZ, also known as Benito Escobar-Martinez, also known as Alfredo Jose-Martinez, also known as Eberto Ruiz-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40796
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 2006.
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 BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.