Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Guadalupe GOMEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 216 F. App'x 452
Docket Number: No. 06-41052
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Guadalupe GOMEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 452–453

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Guadalupe GOMEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41052
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 7, 2007.
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 REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.