Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Nicolas Mora-Perez 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-*907Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007). The appellant’s motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nicolas MORA-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-41653
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 6, 2007.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Mora-Perez
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