Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose Angel Escarcega-Briones 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. Jose Angel ESCARCEGA-BRIONES, also known as Roberto Ross Macias, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-51236.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided July 13, 2006.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
*390Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Escarcega-Briones
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