Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                   FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                No. 06-51385                 F I L E D
                             Conference Calendar              August 8, 2007

                                                         Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                 Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                                           Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FAUSTO REYES-TORRES

                                           Defendant-Appellant

                 Appeal from the United States District Court
                      for the Western District of Texas
                        USDC No. 2:05-CR-1167-ALL

Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
      Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Fausto Reyes-Torres 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.     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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.