United States v. Cisneros

230 F. App'x 441
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided June 6, 2007·No. 07-40141·Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Tito Alberto Cisneros 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. The appellant’s motion for *442 summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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Related

Almendarez-Torres v. United States
523 U.S. 224 (Supreme Court, 1998)