Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Faustino DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ, 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 453
Docket Number: No. 06-41087
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Faustino DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 453–453

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Faustino DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41087
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, Faustino Diaz-Rodriguez raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Garcia-Mendez, 420 F.3d 454, 457 (5th Cir.2005), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 1398, 164 L.Ed.2d 100 (2006), which held that a Texas conviction for burglary of a habitation was equivalent to burglary of a dwelling and therefore was a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, and 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Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.