Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban ALONZO-SIERRA, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban Alonzo-Sierra, also known as Manuel Martinez, also known as Esteban Alonzo, also known as Esteban Sierra, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-07
Citations: 221 F. App'x 342
Docket Number: Nos. 06-50807, 06-50815
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban ALONZO-SIERRA, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban Alonzo-Sierra, also known as Manuel Martinez, also known as Esteban Alonzo, also known as Esteban Sierra, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 221
Pages: 342–342

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban ALONZO-SIERRA, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban Alonzo-Sierra, also known as Manuel Martinez, also known as Esteban Alonzo, also known as Esteban Sierra, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 06-50807, 06-50815
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 7, 2007.
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 KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgments in Criminal Cases, Esteban Alonzo-Sierra 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 judgments of the district court are 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.