Court Opinion

ID: 8625818
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 13:24:45.250186+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:55:37.853540
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM: *
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Roberto Rivera-Mendez raises arguments that are foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres 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 crimi*668nal offense. See United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert. denied — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The appellant’s motion for summary disposition 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 Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.