U.S. v. Gonzalez-Contreras

Full title: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Romy GONZALEZ-CONTRERAS…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 6, 2007

229 F. App'x 352 (5th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-51530 Conference Calendar.

June 6, 2007.

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

M. Carolyn Fuentes, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 2:05-CR-1158-ALL.

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:[fn*] [fn*] 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Romy Gonzalez-Contreras 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 Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.