Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                   FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                   FILED
                                                                 November 8, 2007
                                 No. 06-41708
                              Conference Calendar             Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                      Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                                            Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

VALENTIN LOPEZ-ALVAREZ

                                            Defendant-Appellant

                 Appeal from the United States District Court
                      for the Southern District of Texas
                         USDC No. 5:06-CR-574-ALL

Before KING, BARKSDALE, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
      Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Valentin Lopez-Alvarez
raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523
U.S. 224, 235 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision
and not a separate criminal offense. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d
624, 625 (5th Cir. 2007), petition for cert. filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202).

      *
      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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
                                    No. 06-41708

         Lopez-Alvarez also requests a remand to the district court for the limited
purpose of correcting the judgment under FED. R. CRIM. P. 36 to reflect that he
pleaded guilty to attempted illegal reentry into the United States.            The
Government joins in Lopez-Alvarez’s request that we remand for correction of
the clerical error. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is granted,
and the judgment of the district court is affirmed. We remand to the district
court with an instruction to correct the judgment pursuant to FED. R. CRIM. P. 36
to reflect that Lopez-Alvarez pleaded guilty to attempted reentry of a deported
alien.
         AFFIRMED; MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE GRANTED;
REMANDED with instruction.

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