Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Arturo Tovar-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 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. Arturo TOVAR-ZAPATA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-50861
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 2, 2007.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of *431Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Tovar-Zapata
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