United States v. Fuentes-Soto , 253 F. App'x 431 ( 2007 )


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  •           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    November 8, 2007
    No. 07-50501
    Conference Calendar             Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    SALUD MANUEL FUENTES-SOTO
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Western District of Texas
    USDC No. 3:06-CR-2484-ALL
    Before KING, BARKSDALE, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Salud Manuel Fuentes-Soto
    raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States,
    
    523 U.S. 224
    , 235 (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), petition for cert. filed (Aug.
    *
    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    should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
    No. 07-50501
    28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
    GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-50501

Citation Numbers: 253 F. App'x 431

Judges: Barksdale, Dennis, King, Per Curiam

Filed Date: 11/8/2007

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 8/2/2023