U.S. v. Lumbreras-Amaro

Full title: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael LUMBRERAS-AMARO…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 12, 2007

257 F. App'x 824 (5th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 07-20600. Conference Calendar.

December 12, 2007.

James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-55-ALL.

Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, AND GARZA, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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, Rafael Lumbreras-Amaro 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. 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.