Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Eduardo Pena-Rodriguez 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. Eduardo PENA-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50371
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 8, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant US Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Nancy Gosnell Revelette, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Pena-Rodriguez
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