United States v. Lozano-Ramirez , 168 F. App'x 672 ( 2006 )

PER CURIAM: ^*

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Raul Vicente Lozano-Ramirez 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) and not a separate criminal offense, and by United States v. Moreno, 289 F.3d 371 (5th Cir.2002) which rejected a challenge based upon Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), to the mandatory minimum life sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 848. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance 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* Pursuant to 5th Cir R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.