Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Gerónimo Jimenez-Garcia 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. Geronimo JIMENEZ-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-10038
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 8, 2006.
Denise B. Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
David E. Sloan, Lubbock, TX, Bonita L. Gunden, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
*388Before KING, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Jimenez-Garcia
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