Court Opinion

ID: 8640607
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 19:56:08.44577+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:56:05.280619
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM: *
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Dimas Alvarez-Espino 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), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). The Government’s motion for summary af-firmance 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 Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under *376the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.