Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Miguel Hernandez-Gallardo 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.
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel HERNANDEZ-GALLARDO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50987
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 2, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Hernandez-Gallardo
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