224 F. App'x 397

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Eduardo ZEPEDA-SOTO, also known as Eric Eduardo Zepeda, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Eduardo Zepeda, also known as Eric Ecuardo Zepeda, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Eduardo Zepeda, Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 06-51397, 06-51504, 06-51505

Conference Calendar.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 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 JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: *

Appealing the Judgments in these Criminal Cases, the defendant raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 *398S.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 judgments of the district court are AFFIRMED.

United States v. Zepeda-Soto
224 F. App'x 397

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United States v. Zepeda-Soto
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