Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Mercedes SANCHEZ-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-06
Citations: 208 F. App'x 324
Docket Number: No. 06-50499
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Mercedes SANCHEZ-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 208
Pages: 324–325

Head Matter:
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Mercedes SANCHEZ-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50499
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 6, 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 REAVLEY, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Mercedes Sanchez-Gomez raises arguments that are foreclosed by Al mendarez-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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.