Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Emilio SANTIAGO-SIFUENTES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-08
Citations: 198 F. App'x 406
Docket Number: No. 06-40505
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Emilio SANTIAGO-SIFUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 198
Pages: 406–406

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Emilio SANTIAGO-SIFUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40505
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Sarah Beth Landau, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.