Court Opinion

ID: 8625244
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 13:03:07.116795+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:55:37.224595
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM: *
*938Appealing the Judgments in Criminal Cases, Manuel Esparza-Ornelas 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert, filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). 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 *938published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.