Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Victor Manuel Mora-Gaona 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 appellant’s motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Victor Manuel MORA-GAONA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-41273
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 4, 2008.
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, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
United States v. Mora-Gaona
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