Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Santiago Rodriguez-Zapata 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 a prior conviction is a sentencing factor under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 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. Santiago RODRIGUEZ-ZAPATA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-50892.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided April 20, 2005.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Rodriguez-Zapata
125 F. App'x 617
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