Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Enrique PAZ-MIRALDA, also known as Pomifilio Amador-Carias, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-24
Citations: 169 F. App'x 304
Docket Number: No. 05-50607
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Enrique PAZ-MIRALDA, also known as Pomifilio Amador-Carias, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 169
Pages: 304–305

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Enrique PAZ-MIRALDA, also known as Pomifilio Amador-Carias, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-50607.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Feb. 24, 2006.
Joseph H Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western Dis trict of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Luis Enrique Paz-Miralda 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.