Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jose De Jesus Cordova-Martinez 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. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), cert, denied, — U.S.--, 128 S.Ct. 872, 169 L.Ed.2d 737 (2008). 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. Jose De Jesus CORDOVA-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-51251
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 30, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western *337District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Thomas L. Wright, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Cordova-Martinez
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