Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Agustín Castro-Guerrero 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. Agustin CASTRO-GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-40527
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 5, 2006.
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, H. Michael Sokolow, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Castro-Guerrero
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